Gas prices are too high, and some people cannot afford to pay for them. Some of the reasons that they are too high, is because the oil companies that produce the gasoline, are lowering production, leading to higher prices, because there is less of it to go around. Instead of using gas to make cars go, we should use something else that acts almost the same as how the gasoline works for the car.
Gas prices may seem lower than they have at a different time, but are higher than they were during others. In some smaller cities they have to pay more for gas because there aren’t as many gas stations to choose from.” There’s as much as a 60-cent difference between gas prices in the heart of North Philly and those in the suburbs.” Street Talk: Poorer the area, higher the gas price Dave Warner Published : January 25, 2015. Showing that there is a huge difference within the two areas. …show more content…
Gas prices are high because of the cut in oil production. The reason that gasoline depends so much on oil is because the price for gasoline is 72% oil, and only 28% comes from distribution, refining, and taxes. “Why are Gas Prices so High?” Kimberly Amadeo updated February 09, 2017. Another problem as mentioned before is what kind of area they are in, and if it is a more popular area, then there are going to be more gas stations, but if it is a less popular, or populated area there are going to be less gas stations, meaning a higher price