jennifer5
17.08.05, 08:43
$450 rocznie wiecej za benzyne oznacza dla wielu duzy problem.
For someone who drives 15,000 miles a year and gets 20 miles per gallon, a 60-
cent jump means an extra $450 a year at the gas pump. Consider the cruel
calculus of rising fuel prices faced by low- and moderate-income workers in
high-priced communities. Many have been forced in recent years to commute
longer distances because of rising housing costs. Now, they have to pay more
to commute.
Adding to the misery is a undeniable fact: Oil prices are rising because of
economic growth both at home and abroad that many workers are not benefiting
from. The recovery in the United States has done wonders for corporate
profits and upper-income pay, but it has hardly budged hourly wages.
Explosive growth in countries such as China and India means that workers here
not only have to compete against workers in these countries for jobs but also
for natural resources such as oil.
www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-08-15-high-gas-prices-edit_x.htm?csp=N009