without a stock price t. chatter is the valuation has gone down t. exceptor list is making inroads with market share and raising money off uber s problems. i want to bring you some good news, especially if you got a roadtrip coming up this summer, gas prices are going down fast. in fact, the national average is now $2.28 a gallon. that s less than the start of the month. it s the lowest of the start of sumner years. it s coming off the back of falling oil prices in the market. oil is back down to the low $42 a beryl range. there is just a lot of oil on the market. the u.s. is ramping up production. even tow saudi arabia and middle eastern players are cutting. there is a absolute of oil keeping prices low, also keeping your gas prices low as well, especially if you live in the south, guys. the lowest gas prices for states are actually south carolina and oklahoma. 1.94 a gallon. they are continuing to fall.
hour and the right to have a union, so we know that this has added fuel to our fire and we re going to just continue to grow because we know we forced their hand in this. i want to ask you how long you ve worked at mcdonald s and how much has your pay increased during that time? i ve been working at mcdonald s for four and a half years now. i make $9.28 and started at $8.25. it s really hard to take care of my children. i m a student as well. like i said earlier, a single mother taking care of my children. we re still forced to live for poverty when we work for a corporation that can afford to pay us a better wage. you mentioned you announced the largest strikes in the history of the fast food industry on april 15th. is this what s next for protesters like you, you want to keep pushing mcdonald s? definitely. every time we show out, we come in mass proportions, mass
maintenance. and now for rvs too! time now for the mix. how much for your teeth would you get when you were younger? a quarter. our parents gypped us. i got a dollar. you got a dollar? we grew up in the same time and i only got 25 cents. my family didn t tell me we were poor. they kept it from me. my mom gave me a dollar and said i better get an a on the math quiz. that s how it worked. that s how it was done. they surveyed parents and found out you can get 5 to $13 from the tooth fairy. dallas $5.28. new york at the bottom $13.25. these are parents are actually saying they are giving kids this for teeth. that s what they say they are
the national average of $2.28 per gallon is $0.50 less than a month ago and a dollar less than a year ago. but not everybody is putting on their party hat. some analysts are not convinced the economy is really that strong. saying it is actually quite weak and propped up by federal reserve is easy cash flow and low rates. the average consumer has way too much debt household has declined. i think people are overestimating the shape of the consumer and ability to spend. it is all a bubble masquerading as a recovery. many americans may agree. an associated press poll shows 57%, nearly six out of 10 americans rate the economy as poor. first of all let s put it in proper context. we got used to mediocrity after
8 1/2 cents in the past month settling at $3.67. california drivers are paying an average of $4.22 to fill up. ouch. speaking of gas, grilling getting more expensive, too. if you want to eat, you ll have to pay more. beef especially due to dwindling cattle stocks and the growing export demand from china and demand causing average retail costs to climb to $5.28 a pound in february. that s the highest price since 1987. and it is not just beef. pork prices going up as well. a big recall under way involving an iconic summer food. kraft recalling 96,000 pounds of oscar mayer classic wieners. the packages may actually contain cheese dogs instead and the label doesn t warm consumers that the product could contain milk. the 16-ounce packages were produced in march and have a use-by date of october 2014 so check your fridge. i don t know about you, i eat a lot of hot dogs growing up.