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This makes sense if we were only upset about the prices this year compared to last year. They were out of control last year also. Lets really compare it to where gas prices should be which is in the low $2.00 range.

New math based on his milage.
Old price $2.09 (3-4 years ago)
Current price $3.14 (here in Ohio)
Difference $1.05

Florida trip now will be 70 miles or about $74 dollars. It is high but not that much since it is a vacation. Pay it.

The problem is the monthly cost this adds getting to/from work. He stated 32 miles a day which turn into about $12 bucks a week or $45 dollars a month. In my case it is about $70 bucks a month more. I travel further.

It hurt last summer and it’s going to hurt worse this year. I like Boortz but I don’t want to be lectured by a millionaire,money it’s not that big of a deal when ya have big . He needs to wake up and step outside to where the real world lives and realize this is budget busting in many cases.

Every week we are giving $10-$30 dollars more a month to the countries that want to destroy us. Can we start drilling in Alaska already? Drop a few refineries right outside the tap also !!

You of course, make good points.

However, most of our “oil” typically comes from the US; 2nd from Canada and (unfortunately now) Venezuela.

(As an aside to the old “blood for oil” mantra about wars like in Iraq: Iraq provided about a whopping 5% of our oil. We’re not gaining much by controlling Iraq. Better to invade Canada.)

As another point, you talk about budget. But for the vast majority of us, what is it making us SACRIFICE? A 2nd TV? Cable modems? A baseball game? Candy bars? Cell phone?

We have it too good to complain. Most of us have quite a bit of “disposable” income, and so it is only that that is really affected by an almost-essential like this.

We’re getting hit hard because our son is finishing up his degree this summer and next fall, and his senior classes aren’t offered on our local campus of the State U, he has to drive 70 miles roundtrip.

So 4 days a week this summer term and 4 days a week next fall term is going to add up but he’s on scholarship and lives at home, so we can’t complain.

We looked into getting a more fuel efficient car (his gets around 20 mpg city and 25 highway)...but by the time you buy a car that gets significantly better mileage, you’re laying out some bucks, and then I checked insurance rates on a newer car and they would go up about $200 per month (since his car is a ‘96 and he’s 19 the rates are relatively cheap...love those teenage driver insurance rates.)

So all in all, we’re better off just keeping the older reliable car, letting him put the miles on it and pay the extra gas.

"I like Boortz but I don’t want to be lectured by a millionaire,money it’s not that big of a deal when ya have big . He needs to wake up and step outside to where the real world lives and realize this is budget busting in many cases."

If you listen to much Boortz you will figure out that he believes earning money is incredibly easy and that anybody ought to be able to afford any luxury they desire. He will tell you to invest in real estate first, clearly assuming that anybody listening has plenty of money lying around to do so. He will also tell you that paying for private school is just as easy as driving a slightly older car.

The bottom line is that Boortz believes anybody who doesn't have a 6-7 figure net worth is just too lazy to earn it. Each and every show that he does reflects that attitude.