Fears abound that the state of the current economy may very well be the new normal (though, at this point, can it really even be called "new" anymore?). These fears, I fear, may be warranted. Consider: when you drive by a gas station that is selling fuel at $3.30 per gallon, you have to stop yourself from slamming on the breaks as you exclaim aloud to nobody, "Wow, that's cheap!
I must get some!"
