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Will higher fuel prices push buyers more toward American made goods?
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well I guess anything is possible, but I am wondering what to expect for an increase that reaches a level that persists for several months this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With my question, I would qualify that I am only considering a general increase that is just part of the general world trend, without anything as radical as the overthrow of Saudi Arabia, a war between Israel and Iran, or the complete loss of Libyan production for example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">With those qualifications, it seems like $5-6 per gallon is quite likely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am wondering how much impact that would have on the economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is there some point of price rise that would trigger a response based upon it being a national security emergency?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If so, what would that response be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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