[mysterio]

Because the cheap gas led to most work centralizing in the largest urban areas. Many of us don't live in those urban areas and have to drive to them to work. We couldn't all move there, since there's not enough room, and many of us couldn't afford to live across the street from our jobs anyway. And it would take decades of high gas prices to move the jobs back to the small towns. So we have to buy gas to get to work.

I'm not sure why this is a difficult concept to understand.

[sauropod]

b/c some people are economically ignorant.

Most of the American populace is.

[Clam Digger]

I understand fully, thanks, but like I said, these are lifestyle CHOICES. I’m not sure what you aren’t understanding. If you really had to go without gasoline, you COULD, bt it’s certainly not desirable. Yes, some stuff would have to change, but it could be done. I sure the hell don’t want to.