It may be not just gas prices but also medical care and utilities and all those other cost-of-living things. Maybe the bus is becoming an option to save some money.
Quotes about cost-of-living (6 Quotes)
NAMIC strongly supports the expansion of Section 831(b)(2). The modification of this section is very important to the communities that depend on small propertycasualty insurance companies to provide them with affordable property insurance. Many small companies are approaching the current 1.2 million limit and both they and their customers will be adversely impacted if it is not raised. With the increased election level, tied to an annual adjustment in the cost-of-living, these insurance companies can continue to keep premiums low in rural areas where larger insurers either do not write coverage or charge higher premiums than consumers can afford.
We are in favor of having the most accurate measure of inflation possible, in order to index those various programs, and we are trying to measure what the real cost-of-living changes are,
Our members have not had a wage increase since 2002 and given that they live in a high cost-of-living area, it's unacceptable. The company hasn't changed its position at the bargaining table in about a year.
No one should be so naive as to think that wages among organized groups will not be increased, under pressure if necessary, to make up for increases in the cost-of-living, nor should anyone ordinarily object to such adjustments.
A study of the history of wages back through the years indicates clearly that when the cost-of-living rises appreciably wages have shortly been adjusted upward also.