Here in TN we have 100's of 1000's of ppl that live an hour or more from the work place in cities like Nashville that require a rather long morning drive some up to 2 hours one way per day.

How damn long are they even going to be able to afford to GO to work with Gas getting as high as 9$ per gallon is blue states and 5$ per gallon here?

Yes, getting to work is a crucial issue. I thought also, about people on fixed incomes and how they are dealing with this.

Idk my son in law used to work in a city that was only 15 to 20 min away and even back when gas was not this high it was costing him 85 to 100 week just to drive to work.