Gas Prices and Hardship
An AP poll showed 9 in 10 Americans say high gas prices are causing them "hardship." I guess I'd be one of the few who wouldn't say that. I've seen hardship (in my life and the lives of others). The effect of $4.25 gasoline on my life is nothing in comparison.
In Sri Lanka, a gallon of gasoline costs 2 days of the average wage. In Utah, even at $4.25, it costs 33 minutes.
Much of Europe already paid $8 to $10 per gallon last year, before the latest round of increases.
Now we're whining about $4.00 gas. Sure it hurts the poorest Americans, who can no longer afford to drive to their minimum wage part-time jobs. But on the whole, all this complaining makes us sound like a nation of spoiled two-year-olds.
In Sri Lanka, a gallon of gasoline costs 2 days of the average wage. In Utah, even at $4.25, it costs 33 minutes.
Much of Europe already paid $8 to $10 per gallon last year, before the latest round of increases.
Now we're whining about $4.00 gas. Sure it hurts the poorest Americans, who can no longer afford to drive to their minimum wage part-time jobs. But on the whole, all this complaining makes us sound like a nation of spoiled two-year-olds.
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