Video courtesy of abcnews.com blog "The Radar." Click here for the original article and video page.
Hearing the stories of gas prices before my time make me cringe. I can't imagine only paying about 30 cents for a gallon of gas. Unfortunately, I grew up during times when people had to compromise their lifestyles just to fill up their tanks. It still continues today, with the recent inflation of gas prices. I think gas corporations paying and charging too much for gas is a major example of corporations playing a role in our everyday lives.
There is no doubt that we always have somewhere to go. Most American's are probably fortunate enough to be able to hop in their cars and get from place to place. For me, I'm either driving to do community service work, running to the store, or going home for break or the weekend. But like many other American's, I have to sacrifice those enjoyable things just because gas is way too expensive. Some people even sacrifice other bills and repairs that need to be done, like fixing their breaks. Saving enough money to buy gas has almost become unsafe.
I think that gas corporations should stop buying gas offshore and paying the outrageous price for barrel after barrel. We American's can't live without it, so we're definitely going to buy it. But I think that it's totally unfair that there is no drilling in our country that offers it, and plenty of it. I realize that there are laws protecting wildlife and other environmental factors from being harmed by drilling, but at this point, a compromise is in order. We need to lower these gas prices so that our everyday lives aren't effected like they are.
The above video and blog was published in 2008, however, the same problems still exist. That's really exactly my point, too. A problem that has been around so long that can be fixed, well, should be fixed.
Aug. 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2011. <http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/mccain-we-
have.html>.
The above video and blog was published in 2008, however, the same problems still exist. That's really exactly my point, too. A problem that has been around so long that can be fixed, well, should be fixed.
Works Cited
"McCain: 'We Have to Drill Here and Drill Now' - Political Radar." Political Punch. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2011. <http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/mccain-we-
have.html>.
Dear Writer,
ReplyDeleteI always love reading your blog posts, and keep coming back for more. I liked how you wrote this blog about the stunning gas prices. Gas prices today are ridiculous today, and since it is in such high demand by Americans, they should do something about the price of it.
When you mentioned this quote in your blog; "Hearing the stories of gas prices before my time make me cringe", I totally agreed with this statement. When we look back on gas prices when our grandparents and their grandparents, their gas prices were a substantially amount cheaper than the gas prices are now, which is outrageous to think that they have changed so much. We don't normally see how drastically things that we take for granted are, until we compare the statistics.
I definately agree with you when you stated; "I think that gas corporations should stop buying gas offshore and paying the outrageous price for barrel after barrel." I think that we need to find places to drill for gas in the United States that we can get ahold of, instead of going to other places, and paying these large sums of money for it else where. Since we do depend on gas, we should think of alternate ways to get gas that will be cheaper for the companies getting it and for the consumers of the gas. This will make it better for everyone.
Thank you for writing this interesting blog about today's gas prices! It really is close to my heart, and I'm sure it is to others as well. Your blogs are awesome, and about current information, so keep up the good work Mollykins!
Sincerely,
Goldfinch