I live in a rural area where there are no alternative forms of transportation. Like most workers these days, it’s a job that requires I work a shift that does not give me the alternative to car pool. I have a 27 mile commute each way and I make $11 an hour. Please explain to me why I should consider you a rational human being for expecting me to pay an even larger chunk of what I make, just to be able to get to work.
McCain gets it. He understands how hard a hit that lower income workers are taking from high gas prices. (Imagine what it would be like if you were making minimum wage!)He also understand that there are a lot of areas in the country that depend on summer travellers. A tax vacation would keep those areas from sliding into recession at least this summer.
