High Gas Prices - Ways To Try And Get Cheaper Gas

By: Allen Reed

If you live any where in the world right now, the price of oil
has risen dramatically over the last few months, which in turn
has created a massive spike in the price of gas prices.
Everywhere you turn, people are talking about how the price of
gas is affecting lives and they want cheap gas or at least
cheaper gas.

For a person who was just making it by financially just months
ago, the price increase in gas may impact their ability just to
meet their basic needs, possibly even the needs of their
families. It costs more to commute to work, take kids to
practices, even going away on a weekend trip is now something
one has to carefully justify.

There are few things that one can do to control the price of
gas. One of the important ways we as consumers can ensure all is
being done to keep gas prices in check, is to contact our
government officials. If the people of a nation, state or
province, contact their government officials and make getting
cheaper gas a political issue, a few things may happen.

One thing that government can look at is possibly reducing the
tax on gas, thereby making it more affordable. For the average
person even having gas that is cheaper by two percent, can be a
big savings in a year, depending on the amount of driving.

As well, it is important that our government ensure that oil and
gas companies are being held accountable for the price increases
we are seeing on the market. Our government has a responsibility
to ensure that their people are not being taken advantage of,
and that the spike in gas prices is justified.

Many would argue that driving ones vehicle is not a basic need,
and therefore the government cannot obtain getting cheaper gas
prices for consumers. I would agree that it would be difficult
to say that getting cheap gas is a basic need, but the impact of
high gas prices could be astronomical. If prices soar to a point
that the average person cannot afford, think about how this
might affect the average person. Some may need to turn to public
transportation, which means that public systems could be
burdened to a point of not being able to meet the demand, thus
needing to spend many more dollars on increasing the capacity.
Many people may quit jobs because the commuting costs are to
high, meaning that unemployment rates could increase, increasing
the demand for social welfare programs. The impact of these
simple changes would have large effects on economies of all
scales (locally, nationally).

It's important that we as consumers make an effort to contact
those sitting in government offices, they represent us. We need
our government officials to take a close look at trying to get
consumers a cheaper price on gas. There is little we can do
individually to get cheap gas, but together when may individuals
contact our officials, we can ensure that our governments make
gasoline prices a high priority.

About the author:
Allen Reed is co-creator of the site www.cheapergascanada.com, which was created so that Canadians could voice their
concerns over wanting cheaper gas prices, through a quick online
process, to the Prime Minister's Office. Allen also operates, www.portable-dvd
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