It's A Gas Gas Gas In Ohio, Part 2

Well yes, I suppose taking public transportation does save you from having to pay the nearly 10 percent premium in gas prices added in the last ten days, that is if cities could afford public transportation with knuckle-dragging Republicans screaming SOCIALISM at buses and subways and demanding they be shut down.

U.S. gas prices have increased 28 cents a gallon in the last 10 days to $3.47 per gallon. Individuals who travel by bus or commuter rail instead of filling up their tanks at that price would save $825 per month on average, the American Public Transportation Association said.

The group included the national average of $161.56 for an unreserved parking space in a downtown business district in its calculations.

Political uncertainty in oil-producing Libya is pushing up oil prices, and that in turn is forcing many Americans to pay more at the pump.

If prices remain high, individuals would save an average $9,904 each year, APTA said, adding that "this is the highest savings for public transit riders in two years."

APTA said a commuter who relies on public transportation in New York City has the most savings over a driver -- $14,376 a year -- followed by those in Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle.

So if you're lucky enough to have public transportation where you live (because Republicans in Congress have been blocking a transportation bill for nearly two years now and want tens of billions cut from public transportation nationwide and are throwing away tens of thousands of jobs rather than improve infrastructure) then by all means, use it while it still exists.

It won't in a few years.