Condliffe, Simon2014-08-272014-08-272004-07http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/13131Record gasoline prices are generating outrage from drivers, and will be likely a policy issue in the coming election. Nevertheless the evidence suggests that gasoline expenditures are, on average, a manageable budget item. Within the context of other consumer expenditures, consumers spend twice as much on dining out and entertainment as gasoline and oil.en-USGasoline -- PricesBudgets -- PersonalArticle