Do $3 gallons make you a little anxious about your financial situation? They should, seeing that the average person drives far enough to circumvent the globe two and a half times during their working life and that prices will most likely continue to rise throughout the summer.
But at least you’re not alone—this article states that only 41 percent of American workers feel that their finances are improving, down 3 percent from March and the lowest percentage recorded this year.
So now it’s up to employers to make a conscientious effort to help alleviate their employees’ worries by promoting “carpooling, flextime and telecommuting and it’s the employees’ responsibility to embrace such measures.”
Unfortunately, morale isn’t the only thing that gas prices are decreasing—the two-week vacations are being replaced by three-day weekends, partially due to rising gas prices. The Griswald family cross-country trip to Wally World has been replaced by weekend getaways to the lake. This USA Today article states that only 14 percent of Americans plan to take a two-week vacation, down 2 percent from last year.
Posted by Grant Thomas on June 13, 2007 02:12 PM
