Kids march to protest high gas prices

Posted Jun 25th 2008 5:02PM by Sandy Maple
Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, In the news, That's entertainment

Yesterday, my seven year old and I had a conversation about high gas prices. This talk was prompted by my refusal to buy her a new pair of summer shoes and my insistence that we see the cheaper matinee showing of Kung Fu Panda rather than wait for the evening show. I don't know how much of this economic lesson she really understood, but suffice it so say that she has now joined the ranks of those bummed about high gas prices.

I know mine isn't the only family cutting back in response to the rising prices of everything. The Vance family in Salt Lake City decided that cable television was luxury they could no longer afford and had it disconnected. This did not sit well with their kids, 9-year-old Sadie and 7-year-old Pyper. Cut off from their favorite television shows, the girls decided to take it to the streets. Carrying a sign that read "All of my mom's monny goes to the gas tank!" and another asking drivers to honk to lower gas prices, the girls paraded through downtown.

"Gas prices are too high," Sadie said. "I just decided to come and protest so they'd go down."

Ah, if only it were that simple we would all grab up a sign and march. Come to think of it, maybe we should all get together and protest en mass. It might not make a bit of difference, but at least we will have something to do while we are missing our favorite television shows.

Reader Comments

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1. Americans should try buying gas in the Netherlands or Sweden! I think they would run back to the US and be thankful for the low gass prices in the US.

Posted at 1:16AM on Jun 26th 2008 by ninainindia

2. I love the picture! Thanks for adding a laugh to a difficult subject for many of us.

Posted at 9:09AM on Jun 26th 2008 by cml3720

3. I really don't mind paying more for gas. I think it encourages us all to drive less, buy more fuel efficient cars and use public transportation when available. As Americans we already pay much less per gallon than almost all other countries in the world. Gas prices are still lower than they should be if they were to actually reflect the externalities (i.e. real social costs) of our consumption of oil. As Americans we should demand higher fuel efficiency, better CAFE standards, electric cars and plug-in hybrids. There is a solution to this problem - trading in our SUVs and gas-guzzlers for fuel efficient cars. But until we as Americans lobby hard for such solutions, our government will shape policy according to the desires of big oil. (The Supreme Court just slashed Exxon's punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez spill by 80% of what a jury awarded. As a result Exxon's costs for that environmental catastrophe will only equal four days' worth of the company's profits in the last quarter.) So let's work together and demand that our legislators choose smart long-term policies to reduce our dependence on oil and make electric cars and good public transportation a reality. This way our children and our children's children will not have to worry about gas prices, because they won't be as dependent on oil as we are now.

Posted at 4:18PM on Jun 26th 2008 by think7generations

4. This story of this wonderful girl protesting is a great example of what the American spirit is all about. It all started back in the days of the American Revolution when we rebelled against high taxes. Today we are lacking leadership that is dedicated to preserving the great American legacy left to us by those who paid so dearly in blood and pain. When we were attacked at Pearl Harbor the country came together in rapid succession to re-tool its factories and workforce in record time. There was no hesitation. Today we should not hesitate to hold our political leaders accountable and in unity protest the financial abuse our families are receiving from poor planning. Protecting diposable income preserves strong business climate. Our leaders need to look ahead and expeditiously call for a re-tooling of our factories to accommodate new forms of energy. There is no time to wait. We must act as if we are under attack and reinvent ourselves. I believe in Americans and I think we can do it. God Bless

Posted at 7:36PM on Jun 27th 2008 by Richard

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