So, we all know that gas prices are hurting most Americans big time. From putting more than twice as much money on gas in you cars to paying more for food and other products at the store, the $4.00 average price or gas in the US is hurting both drivers and none drivers around the States. But have you ever considered how much this can also hurt children?
According to a story on Foxnews, the high gas price pains most Americans are feeling are starting to affect our children as parents find themselves redoing their budgets and having to cut back on some of the not-so-essentials things around the household. In this case, it was the cable TV that bit the dust at Sadie's and Pyper's home which took away their favorite cartoons. The 2 girls, ages 9 and 7, were so upset that mommy was forced to cancel their cable TV service due to high gas prices puting a crunch on their budget that these 2 gils took it upon themselves to let the Gov't and people all around know how mad they were about the high gas prices.
The girls marched thru downtown Salt lake City protesting with signs that read "All of my mom's monny goes to the gas tank!" and asking to honk their horns for lower gas prices because mommy had to cut "cabel". They did get peoples attention, some horn honking and a few thumbs up.
So this is what our country has come to. Our children doing the protesting for us. Why are we not crowding city streets protesting these ridiculous gas prices the same way many others have crowded the streets to protest the war (today and in the past), to protest against illegal immigration reform? Where is the "vast majority" of Americans that believe we are paying too much at the pump? Why are we so silently paying for these prices? I think some of us could learn a thing or 2 from these 2 little girls.