There seems to be a completely non-scientific way to prove that low gas prices equals bad economy. Consider figure 1:
“Ah,” you say. “This is good. Low gas prices are good for everyone. Hooray!” False. Low gas prices are bad for everyone. Consider figure 2:
The graphs are not directly comparable—even with my vast (read: half-arsed) Internet research, I couldn’t find anything over the same period of time. But you get the idea…as gas gets cheap, we Americans lose our jobs, and the economy tanks. Which brings me to figure 3, the Dow chart:
Again, the charts don’t lie. I can only imagine how dire the situation will be when gas gets below $1.00/gallon!
So please, OPEC, listen up: start screwing us over again at the pump so we can get our jobs back!
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