The High Price Of Gasoline

The high price of gasoline is hurting everyone. At four dollars and more a gallon, people are starting to feel the pinch even from just going to the store. But what most folks don't even realize is that gasoline actually runs this economy. How do you think the goods get to the store? They are transported there by truck and trucks use lots and lots of gasoline. Granted most of the big trucks use diesel but that costs even more than gasoline, its all fuel and it all comes from petroleum distillates. The raw materials supplier has to use gasoline to obtain his materials, and then ship the materials to the manufacturer which costs more gasoline. The manufacturer has to run his machinery to make and package the product then ship that to the distribution center which in turn ships it to the various stores. When the price of gasoline goes up, each one of these businesses has to pay more to ship their products resulting in a higher price tag on nearly everything.
This is also the reason the price of food is going up. The Farmer must pay more for gas to run his tractors and fuel the trucks he uses to transport his produce to market. So the next time you go shopping for groceries and that long list has a higher price tag down at the bottom of it, don't blame the grocer, its not his fault.