ABC News: Soaring Gas Prices Jar Cash-Strapped Iraqis

ABC News: Soaring Gas Prices Jar Cash-Strapped Iraqis: "BAGHDAD, Jan. 7, 2006 — Adbul Al-Rahman waits in line an entire day to fill his taxi cab with gasoline. Gas shortages and escalating prices are causing many Iraqis to flock to gas stations in droves.

...Since gas prices skyrocketed, his income has been cut in half.
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Top wage earners in Iraq make $130 a month. Twenty-five percent live on just $1 a day."