Gas prices are budget busters for many

By Barbara Hagenbaugh

From USAToday.com: Barbara interviewed Esther Guzman and how the gas prices are affecting her and her family specificly. These insane prices not only have an affect on Esther, but because she drives her three children around to their jobs and school activities, it also takes a toll on the rest of her family as well. Esther makes it a point to provide gas money for these particular necessary activities, however, she has unfortunately had to cut back on the luxury activities such as: eating out as a family, going to the movies, and on top of it all she had to cut back visiting her very ill seventy-six year old father. It is one thing to reduce those additional activities; although, it is rather sad that because of the gas prices Esther feels she can no longer afford to make the trips to visit her dying father. It is heartening to know Esther has to have a priority list when it comes to how she utilizes her gasoline. However, it is incredibly sad that she cannot even put her sick father on her list because of the high prices of gasoline. In general it is preposterous that gasoline prices can fluctuate such a great amount in a matter of days, sometimes even hours, and the worst part is, Esther along with the rest of us Americans cannot do or say anything to change it.