As a Californian our gas prices suck, but when compared to minimum wage it’s not bad at all. Minimum wage is $16 an hour and $20 an hour for fast food workers by April. That means gas at $4 here is either 1/4 or 1/5 of your hourly pay per gallon. Vs a state where gas’s is 2.75 but your minimum wage is $7.25… that’s about 1/3. I always try to look at it from that perspective, especially for the poorest/minimum wage worker in California. They’re the ones that really notice and deal with high gas prices.
As a Californian our gas prices suck, but when compared to minimum wage it’s not bad at all. Minimum wage is $16 an hour and $20 an hour for fast food workers by April. That means gas at $4 here is either 1/4 or 1/5 of your hourly pay per gallon. Vs a state where gas’s is 2.75 but your minimum wage is $7.25… that’s about 1/3. I always try to look at it from that perspective, especially for the poorest/minimum wage worker in California. They’re the ones that really notice and deal with high gas prices.
But also imagine that every thing else is also more expensive.
Prices are (generally) higher across the board but gas here is even higher than that.