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Which Credit Card Rewards Does the IRS Care About?Gasoline's 4-year rise and recent pop above the dreaded $4 per gallon level is having a predictable impact on small town America.
Large areas of the upper Great Plains, the South, and Southwest are being hit hard, due to a heavy dependence on generally low-gas-mileage pickup trucks, low incomes, and those aforementioned high fuel prices, The New York Times reported Monday.
The Times reported that several social phenomena present during the U.S.'s last oil shock are on the rise: gasoline thefts, people running out of gas, and substantial reductions in consumer retail shopping to allocate more money needed to meet higher fuel costs, among other consequences.
Large areas of the upper Great Plains, the South, and Southwest are being hit hard, due to a heavy dependence on generally low-gas-mileage pickup trucks, low incomes, and those aforementioned high fuel prices, The New York Times reported Monday.
The Times reported that several social phenomena present during the U.S.'s last oil shock are on the rise: gasoline thefts, people running out of gas, and substantial reductions in consumer retail shopping to allocate more money needed to meet higher fuel costs, among other consequences.
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