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Old 05-17-2008, 10:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question CNN's gas myths.....
I couldn't resit posting this to start a little debate on what's true and what's not!http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...s-Saving-Myths


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Old 05-17-2008, 10:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I couldn't resit posting this to start a little debate on what's true and what's not!http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...s-Saving-Myths
This CNN thread is going on here.
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Old 05-17-2008, 11:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Maybe I'm just stupid, but why,in ANY type of business, would someone make their product in such a manner that consumers without a choice would use less of that product? DUH!


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