Oil Cartel Propaganda Alert! CNN warns readers to be careful of wishing for lower oil prices, which can be “a curse” signifying a slowing down of the economy…Every right-thinking economist knows that when commuter-peasants have money left over to buy food, it is a clear sign that the economy is about to go into a triple-dip recession! - By

What You Should Know / August 20, 2011

Oil Cartel Propaganda Alert! CNN warns readers to be careful of wishing for lower oil prices, which can be “a curse” signifying a slowing down of the economy…Every right-thinking economist knows that when commuter-peasants have money left over to buy food, it is a clear sign that the economy is about to go into a triple-dip recession!

money.cnn.com -- Meanwhile, gasoline prices -- which often fall one to two weeks after oil -- were at a national average of $3.59 a gallon Friday. Gas is likely to decline to around $3.50 a gallon in the next week, estimates Chris Lafakis, economist with Moody's Economy.com. That could be a good thing, he said. After all, lower gas prices give Americans more money in their wallets. At a time when sluggish consumer spending has been one of the biggest drags on the U.S. economy, that's a welcome change.