Just as long as they don't whine. As for the folks who can least afford it, them I have sympathy for. Supply and demand works against them. Pity more people don't keep that in mind. I was looking at a Toyota Prius recently. Neat car, but even at $20,000 the folks who might be most inclined to buy a fuel-efficent car would have a tough time affording it. Lower income folks really get hit in the wallet with high fuel prices.
Lower income folks really get hit in the wallet with high fuel prices. And just what stops "lower income folks" from increasing their income? Laziness? Lack of developing marketable job skills? Personal choices?
Poor people, by and large, are poor because they make the choices that keep them poor, i.e., not developing job skills, making poor life choices, etc. Rich people, by and large, are rich because they make the choices that make them rich, i.e., developing marketable job skills, making good life choices, etc.