Prices on gas I think that it I an outrage but, it can be helpful at the same time. In the last year from 2012-2013 the gas price  had went up a dollar. With the economy that the United States people just are not able to afford that anymore but what are they going to do people love cars. Also now in he 21st century people are extremely lazy they are so lazy they don't want to even get up and turn on the tv without the remote, what make you think that they are going to walk or bike from place to place. Bu with gas prices going up people will eventually have not enough money money for gas. And when that happens people will start walking. And that will be way of why the price of gas is helpful  if it goes up