Maps Shows Areas of America Hardest Hit by Gas Prices
June 13, 2008 · Print This Article
Being poor sucks, especially when your shitty job is 20 miles down the road and gas is $4+ a gallon.
The New York Times has created this graphic to show the areas of the country struggling the most with high gas prices. Unsurprisingly, they’re mostly poor, rural areas where there is no public transportation and destinations like grocery stores, schools and places of employment lie far down the road from home. The hardest hit areas are dark orange on the map, with the places faring best shown in dark purple.
Clearly, we need solutions and we need them fast – and I think those of us in the cities can expect it to get a lot more crowded in the coming years.
Link [The New York Times]
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Interesting how the state borders are so clearly delineated. I know state taxes make up a big chunk of gas prices, but I didn’t expect it to be so state-specific rather than regional.
And here’s hoping the solution ISN’T cheaper gas, but increased public transportation and infrastructure. And ethanol doesn’t count.
Pretty ironic that it is mostly red states, the folks who voted for the people that caused this problem, are most affected by this problem. Maybe now they will learn that prayer and Jesus aren’t going to solve the problem.