I adore how stupid-angry people get about a change that generally has next to no actual impact on their monthly expenses. At $2.50/gal, driving a car that gets 30 mpg 10 miles to/from work every day costs $1.60 per day to commute to/from work. Or about $35 per month to commute to work by car.
When gas "explodes" to $4.50 in price, that same commute is $3 per day, or about $63 per month to commute to work by car, a difference of ... wait for it, $28.
It's one of the least-significant expenses in the average family budget and even wild fluctuations to it have a minimal impact to the bottom line. If a $30 increase to commute price is really enough to throw your finances into flux, you have bigger problems, since literally everything else you spend your money on monthly (besides rent) can fluctuate more, namely electricity, groceries, insurance (if you pay month-to-month and have an accident, even when not at fault), kid's random expenses, etc.
Hurr-durr muh gas prices. "lol fuck off and drive less" is the correct response to such retardation, every fucking time.
