What the economists keep missing.

[citruscommando]

If you listened to what Fed chair Ben Bernanke had to say today, or you've read a number of Tom Friedman's columns over the past few years, you hear a lot of points to the effect that the rising price of gasoline should somehow "convince" people to consume less of it. Plenty of good economists have said much the same thing. And, if you've read

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From a Non Driver

[pabell]

I once lived on Staten Island, and I worked at a corporate campus in a little town in New Jersey called Roseland. There wasn't a bus from one to the other. It was drive or nothing. And, one can't simply toss aside a job because they want to drive less.

As a person who doesn't drive I often have to take jobs that near public transportation. I remember living in elmont and when this whole gas hike thing started (I traveled to the nearest trin via taxi) the drive says yea that'll be an extra $5 for the price of gas etc. keep in mind it cost me $555.00 just to get to work in Downtown NYC plus an hour and 45 minutes both ways sometimes more. Even if I did drive between Gas and Parking I'd probably pay around that much still.

Getting there without driving is an option only for a small number of people, and it's getting smaller.

So I moved to Jersey city and take the train path train into work 18 minutes. Ideally my next go around in the work force will be working from home (my industry allows for it)

Because I don't drive does not mean I don't feel the clinches of rising costs as well. A while back I noticed on 2 bills Grocery delivery and Water Delivery there was a $4 gas delivery charge going and coming. Are you KIDDING ME!!! in any case. just my $2.50 cents :)