Comments on: Oil in Big Macs http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/ Energy and Economics Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:43:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: E.E. http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 E.E. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:06:36 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-3714 Pointing out the obvious- it now takes nearly double the amount of Big Mac's, to buy the same amount of oil in 2001. I think I'm going to switch to Veg. Oil.~ Pointing out the obvious- it now takes nearly double the amount of Big Mac's, to buy the same amount of oil in 2001. I think I'm going to switch to Veg. Oil.~

]]> By: E.E. http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 E.E. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:06:36 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2222 Pointing out the obvious- it now takes nearly double the amount of Big Mac's, to buy the same amount of oil in 2001. I think I'm going to switch to Veg. Oil.~ Pointing out the obvious- it now takes nearly double the amount of Big Mac's, to buy the same amount of oil in 2001. I think I'm going to switch to Veg. Oil.~

]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 gregor.us Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:24:14 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2179 Glad you liked it. Glad you liked it.

]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 gregor.us Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:23:49 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2178 This post was given a great mention at the <a href="http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/06/10/56846/crude-over-71-or-20-big-macs/" rel="nofollow">Financial Times</a>.<br><br>G This post was given a great mention at the Financial Times.

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]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2172 gregor.us Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:13:51 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2172 Watch California. The next leg down in real estate, as the collapse disease moves out of the Central Valley and finally makes its way into the prime areas, should finally trigger full on rage in the upper middle class. My view is that it will get heli-dropped on top of rising food and fuel costs to boot.<br><br>G Watch California. The next leg down in real estate, as the collapse disease moves out of the Central Valley and finally makes its way into the prime areas, should finally trigger full on rage in the upper middle class. My view is that it will get heli-dropped on top of rising food and fuel costs to boot.

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]]> By: Eric Garland http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Eric Garland Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:11:36 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2162 Be careful - if you start comparing inflation-adjusted costs of healthcare, university education, oil, and Big Macs, the middle class might just riot. Be careful – if you start comparing inflation-adjusted costs of healthcare, university education, oil, and Big Macs, the middle class might just riot.

]]> By: Freude Bud http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Freude Bud Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:11 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2146 The price of a Big Mac where? ... Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency ... for all regions, globally? The price of a Big Mac where? … Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency … for all regions, globally?

]]> By: Freude Bud http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Freude Bud Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:11 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2153 The price of a Big Mac where? ... Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency ... for all regions, globally? The price of a Big Mac where? … Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency … for all regions, globally?

]]> By: Freude Bud http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2158 Freude Bud Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:11 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2158 The price of a Big Mac where? ... Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency ... for all regions, globally? The price of a Big Mac where? … Did you average the price of oil for a region and price it against the cost of the Big Mac in that region in the local currency … for all regions, globally?

]]> By: jegan17 http://gregor.us/oil/oil-in-big-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 jegan17 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:49:48 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=1547#comment-2145 this is awesome. this is awesome.

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