It doesn't take a degree in economics to know that something is wrong when it takes $30 or $40 to fill up the gas tank.
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How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?
Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.
As the price of gas goes up, people will become more conscience of how much they use.
You know how much money the oil companies have? If you need some gas, just go fill your tank off and drive off - they're not going to miss it.
When all is said and done, cheap gas is an illusion, because our reliance on gas creates a whole series of costs that aren't factored in to the pump price - among them congestion, pollution, and increased risk of accidents.
I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's Toyota Prius Hybrid that I had a moment of understanding of how people who drive gas cars feel.
And as you point out, for American families who struggle every day to figure out how do they pay, we talk about gasoline prices. That throws budgets into a real problem when you have budgeted really tight.
People pump gas and then they go in the store and pick up some things and pay for them, and they forget to mention the gas.
When it costs $50 to fill up our gas tanks, it impacts every aspect of our daily lives and the community.
For somebody for whom they're going to buy a certain amount of gas irrespective of the price, should they really spend so much time thinking about the price of gas? It doesn't affect anything they do.