When it costs $50 to fill up our gas tanks, it impacts every aspect of our daily lives and the community.
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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.
Fuel prices are at the center of our lives. They affect our ability to travel, stay warm, and feed ourselves.
As the price of gas goes up, people will become more conscience of how much they use.
How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?
Americans are also feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many families.
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.
Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.
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.
Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain.
We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will.
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