tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post7573321847408094702..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: Retail sales rise on gasoline costsTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-75574929168990329592009-06-11T11:11:06.593-07:002009-06-11T11:11:06.593-07:00Sometimes, I wonder if the price of oil was manipu...Sometimes, I wonder if the price of oil was manipulated on purpose. Drive up the price enough and life becomes very stressful for all of us commoners. This stress adds to the impending sense of doom once the financial crisis hit, and then when the oil bubble collapses and drags the CPI down with it, then can start shouting about deflation.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159764843937350178noreply@blogger.com