Friday, May 09, 2008

Tipping point: fill up tank or work?

Tipping point: fill up tank or work?
"For William Loper, $3.89 per gallon was the breaking point, the price point at which it no longer makes sense to travel long distance to and from work.
In Montcalm County, unemployment is at 11 percent. After Electrolux left, Loper 'lost my landscape business of 21 years...because everyone lost their jobs, lost their home, they didn't need me to put in a new lawn.'"

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