"Now there are some studies that say it's not really that bad."
Oh really? Are the people who do these studies rich? Doubling in price in little more than a year is NOT GOOD. I feel like I'll do ok, but what about those who live from paycheck to paycheck? Tell them that "It's not so bad." I remember when I was younger hearing an older uneducated man talk about the woes of earning a living and how the government was going to jack up the prices on everything, and that things were only going to get worse. I scoffed when he said it, but he turned out to be right. Well, at least about the fact that prices are soaring now.
Ultimately, I wish Americans were more willing to protest. Everyone is so jaded and apathetic, that they just don't rise up and protest anymore. I care. I want to shake down the walls of whoever is responsible for such ridiculous prices for gas. We're being robbed people! Gas used to cost me about $22 to fill up my Chevy Cavalier. It costs me nearly $34 dollars a tank now. Gas costs nearly the same as a gallon of milk does now. When I was 17 years old gas was somewhere around $.80 a gallon. I'm 26 now and gas is $3.20? That was only 9 years ago.
This photo was taken on January 13th, 2007:
Everything is NOT OK! Protest!
Price Gouging Petition
