dirty words

i'm all for price hikes in cities, where there are still some skeletal remains of public transportation systems. but out in the boonies where i live where there are minimal-to-no bus lines and the trains are boxcars that one can hop if one wishes and the farmers are poor enough as it is, we really need cheap gas until the powers that be come up with something better. goddess, i never thought i'd find myself arguing on this side of the debate...