July 25, 2008: "Alaskans suffer nation's highest gasoline prices"

Alaskans suffer nation's highest gasoline prices

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Think you're feeling pain at the gas pump? Consider the residents of Lime Village, Alaska, an isolated Denaina Athabascan Indian community where gasoline prices have hit $8.55 a gallon

Gas prices in Alaska are so high because the towns of Alaska are so spread out. Transporting gas to every town and city becomes very expensive. The harder it gets to transport the goods, the higher the gas prices go. As if life in Alaska isn't tough enough as it is, now they have to tackle another challenge, how to survive with minimal gas.

The government of Alaska is trying to help out the situation but I feel that this deserves global attention. I feel that as we take more gas from Alaska, they should be given more money for relief of the prices. The current situation is of course not fair for the people of Alaska. Not everything can be perfect, but we can try to even things out a little bit. Unfortunately the government can only worry about the entire nations gas prices as well as another host of things.

This is the same stealing toys from your friend and then selling them back to him at a garage sale.

Thank you Yereth Rosen and Yahoo News.