I’ve never been one prone to conspiracy theories but sometimes I just start to wonder. I can’t help but wonder if we are all being manipulated at times. Certain events seem to lead me in that direction.
For instance, I noticed that whenever we have a major increase in the price of gas, they jack the price up and up by a large margin all at once until people start to scream. Then it levels out for a bit and then they drop it back some.
This has the psychological effect of making you think that you are getting a little relief when in fact the price is still much higher than it was to begin with. Think about it. We feel the pain in the pocket when we have to keep shelling out more and more for a fill-up and then we are a little relieved when the price stops going up. Then after the price drops back 20 or 30 cents a gallon, you think you are getting a deal.
Isn’t that what you are feeling now? Your frustration level was very high when the price hit above $4 a gallon but now that it’s dropped back, you’re feeling a little better.
In fact we are all paying about a dollar more per gallon than we were just a year or so ago.
Interesting psychological effect isn’t it? Jump the price way up until people’s budgets are about to bust and the economy is ready to crash and let people feel the pain of the high cost for a bit, then drop it back just enough to bring the economy back from the brink and placate the masses by letting them have a few cents a gallon back in their wallets.
How relieved we feel now to be paying only $1 more per gallon…
Ever feel like you’re being played?
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