How High Gas Prices Are Affecting Americans

Written By Ari Pinkus

“As the conflict with Iran continues, skyrocketing gas prices in United States are the topic of conversation — and consternation — for Americans of all backgrounds and geographies. After prices jumped more than 30 cents last week, a Wall Street Journal headline blared: “Americans Spent $125 Million More on Gas Friday Than They Did a Week Ago.” And this is before the summer travel season starts in earnest.

To understand how escalating gas prices are hitting everyday Americans, the American Communities Project reached out to residents around the country and found they are coping by strategic planning and fill-ups with varying levels of anxiety, trying to balance their pocketbooks with what matters most to them.”

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