Pumping gas still expensive nationwide

ongoing war as well as disruptions in Russia that also affect the markets, consequently pushing up the price of gasoline around the globe.

It is clear that solutions to this problem are not easily attainable, but it must be considered just how big a problem Americans are facing in a global context. These prices are reflected across Europe due to a vast taxation of up to 75 percent compared to the U.S. average of 26 percent. Other nations such as Hong Kong and Japan are also affected by these high prices.

Allowing for this international data, it may be considered that the protests by the United States citizen on gas prices are a lot of hot air. However, to Cabrini commuters, the rise in gas prices have not gone unnoticed.

Senior Megan Mirzoeff, now living off campus, is forced to visit the pump every other day. According to Mirzoeff the increase in price is visible but does not deter her from filling up. “There’s nothing really to be done about it. People have to realize that factors such as the war and inflation are bound to

Motorist all over the country are dealing with the constant fluctuating gas prices. affect the prices,” Mirzoeff said.

In a nation where the average car ownership is 1.77 cars per household, with 20 percent of households owning three or more cars, the need for gas is not going