And Another Thing...

Gasoline for the daily commute is one of the biggest things people spend their money on. Many of us have no choice but to drive because there simply aren't any other reasonable options. The cost of gas isn't going down anytime soon and it's eating up more and more of our paychecks each year. One might wonder if the reason why no alternatives have been found isn't just greed, but more because if there was an inexpensive alternative then wouldn't that free up our dependence on our jobs? Most of us work to live. The jobs we do are a means to pay for everything in our life. Making sure that only a finite amount of money actually reaches our hands is very similar to a parent giving a child an allowance small enough to still maintain some level of control. Are the inherent costs to things in life just a means to make sure we don't break free?