A long, long time ago, the United States put forth a plan to usher in a new era of transportation: The Trans-Continental Railroad. This interconnected web of transit spanned the length of the United States, and would have revolutionized how we view our travel.

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Unfortunately, the project was scrapped, and we're paying $7 per gallon of gas as our punishment.

Why Have Gas Prices Gotten So High?

You either have to have been living under a rock or 10 years old if you haven't noticed how expensive gas has gotten. We're regularly seeing prices exceed four, even five dollars per gallon, but why? A major part of that is the conflicts taking place in Europe and the Middle East.

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OPEC members have begun to cut their supplies because of these, most notably Russia, in the midst of their conflict in Ukraine. This has led to roughly 2.2 Million less barrels of oil being produced and shipped per day.

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Prices Are About to Lower Drastically

While the fluctuating of gas prices is almost as unintelligible as the stock market, it isn't impossible to tell when prices will drop. One of the biggest issues that was driving prices in Arizona up has finally been resolved, meaning that, in theory, prices should begin to drop drastically.

 

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Supply Issues across the California coast were inflating the prices we were paying here, since Arizona has no oil refineries within its borders. AAA Arizona believes that with California suppliers heading back to business as usual, prices should drop to three dollars and below, so we should finally see some relief soon.

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