Brace for it? Gas is close enough to $4 a gallon for it to be considered a foregone conclusion. The speculation in the oil market is another reprehensible example of the rich getting richer. The so-called “recovery” will be short-lived if the pain at the pump continues. We will be reduced to buying gas and food. There will be no “disposable” income to see a movie, buy jeans, eat out, and other activities that helps to stimulate the economy.

Drivers: Brace for $4 a gallon gas this summer – Apr. 12, 2011.