I’m age 63; I planned for my retirement (no mega vacations, no new cars, sensibly sized house, etc.). Gas at $10 a gallon? No problem. For me.
No drilling in Anwar, no drilling off the coast of Florida, no new refineries, etc. Lefties, you got what you wanted, and all of us are paying for it. I’m fine. Sorry about you.
I'm only two years behind you and in similar position and I am not at all worried about me. I'll retire in a few years with a nice nest egg, I live 'small' compared to my income, have no debt, and not a lot of wants or needs from the consumerist point of view. I have been around the world but find myself as happy on my back porch playing with the grandkids and watching the birds at my feeders as I would be on some exotic cruse.
It's my kids and grandkids I am worried about. I don't know about you, but I am not going to sit back quietly and allow their futures to be ruined by these leftist Luddites.
IMHO the oil problem is an attempt by OPEC to get American voters to elect a Democrat as POTUS, thus ending the war on terror and handing AQ victory thereby prolongimg this war.
Also, by causing economiç hardships here the left will blame capitalism and gain more control.
Our freedom hangs in the balance and all we have is Juan McCain.