Gas Prices

The last time I filled up my gas tank in my Toyota, it was $36. No one is talking about an end to the march of the higher and higher prices.

One of the things that really troubled me about what President Bill Clinton said when I heard him in Corvallis on Monday at Lincoln Elementary School was his comment about gas prices. He said that Hillary would make sure that a new hybrid car that gets 100 miles to the gallon manufactured in Massachusetts would be manufactured on mass scale. He said that with a car that gets 100 miles to the gallon, it doesn't matter how high the price goes.

There are people right now who are having problems dealing with high gas prices. These people aren't going to be able to buy a new car that gets 100 miles to the gallon, if they are already having trouble paying for gas.

The cities in this country haven't been set up to be self-sufficient and not rely on transportation to get you from home to work and to shopping. Neighborhoods need to be created that are walking distance to a grocery store, restaurants, shopping, work, a library, a gym, schools, and recreation. Each neighborhood hub needs to have all the components necessary for survival without the need of a car.

Is the office of the President of the United States, both Houses of Congress, powerful attorneys, and great leaders in the country really going to allow gas prices to continue to rise without doing something about it? If this is going to continue, maybe we need a Wal-Mart in every neighborhood and in every small town.