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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
Gripe # 2: All this whining in the U.S. news about how high the gas prices are!
Someone even complained on the news that he might decide to start using the bicycle because gas is so expensive!!! Horrors.
Higher gas prices are the best thing that could happen in the U.S. long-term, I feel. Finally we might get better and more efficient public busses and trains. People shouldn't complain about high gas prices; they should complain about poor public transportation.
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Petrol prices here have gone up to around €1.50 per litre ($2.09 in USD) which is bloody ridiculous. In the long run I guess it would encourage governments to invest more in public transport because of an increased demand and also invest more in alternatives to petrol and diesel such as electric-power and bio-fuels. It can also lead to a cleaner environment. In the short-term however a lot of people, myself included, are going to have to suffer financially because of these increases in prices.