Gas prices rose today here in the midwest to $3.10 a gallon for regular gasoline. Personally, I don't think this will ever end. From a negative perspective, I hate the constant change of prices. You never know from day to day how much you'll be paying. On the positive, I think it's forcing many to think about alternative ways about transportation.
On of the things that I was really impressed with in my European travels was the public transportation system. While in Germany I was impressed with the ability to connect to any little town with either a bus or tram. As matter of fact, my friends that I was visiting never owned a car for the entire time they lived in Germany.
I believe that to truly equal out the playing field we need to explore all types of alternatives: biodiesel, electric, improved public transportation, how communities are developed, as well as solutions that the average consumer can implement even now to not be a slave to such prices. When I think of how much I pay to maintain a vehicle its sickening, gas, maintenance, payments, insurance not to mention all the little expenses that find their way into my pocket.
The sad thing about all of this is that the automotive business is so big I don't believe that will see major changes until it starts to effect their profit margins. As we all know profits always come before the consumers.
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