As gas continues to be on the rise, have there been other areas that you've needed to cut-the-budget on?
476922
Being on a fixed income, we've simply stopped going places in the truck when we don't have to.  No trips to the other side of town to the video store, no trips to other cities to shop, no vacations . . .  It's worse for poor people because those with money are still driving their gas-sucking SUV's and complaining that their cell phones don't have enough ringtones available . . .
475568
I think that most Americans have stopped buying "unnecessary" fuel, but they are making more than enough money back off of just the necessary fuel (fuel that is needed for daily life, not all of us can walk to work/carpool)... if you have to have it, you have to have it... cuting consumption further isn't an option for most...\n\nSo what happens when capitiolism fails... seems like we are reaching that point with oil... increasing costs could have a crippling effect on our economy through inflation (especially if costs continue to go up)... is it worth it?\n\nThe reserves should have been released a while back... that's just silly, but that's also a Bush...
983431
Rent, food, gas/electric, phone ... the things you generally need for living.
381598
Best way to fight is go green- use alternative sources of energy and fuel. Walk or Bike, don't drive. Carpool. Stop buying fuel and the gas prices go down. Plus, fighting gas PRICES won't help. Sooner or later, it's gone- no matter what the price.
642563
Driving up the costs for the rest of us.
514858
Way too much unfortunately!If you take in rising gas, food, electricity it is too much to calculate.10 percent maybe?
326398
I paid 25 cents for a gallon of gas in 1971.  I was making $3.80 an hour.  In 2006 I am paying $2.85 for a gallon of gas.  I am making $80,000 a year.  My earnings have gone up, but along with that so have prices of products.  If inflation increases 5.1% for the year you are taking a 3% wage cut.
363841
China and India have drove the crude oil demand up.\nDemocraps and Environmental wackos have stymied oil exploration & refining.\nKatrina still has some of the gulf refineries not fully operational.\nEnviromental wackos have demanded numerous types of gasoline blends that add costs to the process.\nOPEC has not increased crude oil supply.\nThe federal and state gov'ts are getting 50 cents to 1 dollar tax on every gallon of gasoline.  \n\nAnd that's my 2 cents.
399942
Most likely yes.I think everyone should park their cars when they don't really have to go anywhere.Hopefully there will be a solution for this problem soon. I limit the gas I pay for because I think the price is getting too high.I say keep your gas,I'll spend the money on something I need more. And of course,I don't think anyone has prevented over-charging for the gas yet,so I just don't buy any more than I absolutely have to have.I know other business suffers too because family's are having to pay more money for gas to go to work,so they don't spend money on other things like extras such as movies,new homes,new clothes etc.I'd drive a solar car if they made one. With global warming there would be plenty of free fuel. Fuel here in South Carolina-I paid 3.69 per gallon this week.The last crisis we had not to long ago,I did pay over 4.00 for gas per gallon.Looks like everything else is going up too. Our family stays home as much as we can.
722705
My guess is that the price of gas keeps going up because we are still willing to pay it..  even though we should all just buy bicyles.  Second hand ones can't be more than $100.  Probably not that much.  Anyways, we need the gas so we pay high prices for it.  Sort of like food.  We need it, so we pay whatever the supplier says the price should be.  Here's a thought,  how about all of us who b*tch about the price of gas, go get on welfare so we can afford to buy the gas. Hey it might happen.   Just insist that you are mentally unstable.  Which of course, has to be true because society totally sucks.
642201
Making the fuel price going to high to keep on driving... :(
402269
Your fee sounds reasonable, but you can probably increase it a little. Just hike it $5.00/hour (plead expenses such as gas have increased) for about 3 or 6 months, then hike it $5.00 again.
328579
My old prediction was that their will be little change in consumption until fuel reaches $7/gallon. After watching the news last week, I'm beginning to think it may be closer to $5/gallon.\n\n$12/gallon would be too high, as the transportation charges would cause a serious blow to the cost of consumer goods and trigger inflation big time.
388071
Aside from the utilities, rent etc there is also:\n\nRenter's insurance\ngroceries\npaper products\ntoiletries\ncleaning products/supplies\nentertainment\nclothing\n... I am sure there is more that I am missing
173145
OK - regardless of your politics, I think most of us in the US right now would agree that gas prices are high, have been for awhile, and we're feeling the crunch a bit.  So instead of complaining, why don't WE make some small changes?  \n\nWalk or bike to work/school if you can, or use public transportation.\nTrade your SUV in for a more fuel efficient vehicle\nWeather proof your home in winter AND summer\nMake less trips (go grocery shopping once a week instead of constantly running back for things you've forgotten)\nTake shorter showers (use less hot water)\n\nCut down on gas, and gas prices stop effecting your wallet quite as much.
1006697
For gas prices to go down, a few things (among others) need to happen:\n\n1) We have to get away from our dependence on foreign oil. \n\n2) We need to begin drilling on our own land. I'm sorry environmentalists,  green party members, and Al Gore, but there are ways to drill in Alaska and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico that won't harm the environment. We have the technology as well as the need to do so. If we can become self-sufficient in fossil fuels, then we won't be beholden to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, or any other OPEC nation that knows they have us by the short hairs when it comes to oil.\n\n3) We need to develop legitimate alternative power sources, not just talk about how expensive it is to do so, because at our current rate, gas will be just as expensive soon enough. Fuel cell and hybrid vehicles are just the start. We need to harness solar, wind, and water power in such a way as to reduce our dependance on fossil fuels. \n\nChina's (at to some extent, India's) relentlessly emerging economy means that it is very likely that the days of $3/gallon gas might soon be over--because gas will be well over $4/ gallon if we don't do something soon. China has FIVE TIMES the population we do and India isn't far behind. Think about how many cars are on the road here in the US. Now think about how many could/will be on the roads in China and India. It's all in the hands of the politicians right now--not in terms of controlling the price of gas (which is ludicrous--they have no control over that)--but in terms of the steps we need to take so that our country controls it's own future.
656824
Yes and a lot of petroleum.