Gas Prices

It is weird but the moment the gas prices are hiked, you realize which areas of life are so controlled by it. I mean everything is supposed to have become more expensive dependent on that.
If listed, it could be eatables, anything that travels from its place of production.

But the following aspect was what i learned of this time the prices were hiked:
The vending machine also does not get stocked as periodically as the salesmen cannot afford to make those refilling rounds as frequently.
That one actually is logical but still had not registered as yet as one of the effects of gas hikes.
My sister filled me on this one.

But moment the gas prices have hiked, it is always followed by a period of heated public debate on the politics of the thing. The people debating (politicos) invariably have huge rally of cars on the tax money and still go on debating on that same. Ironically we all tune in and watch the same debate. ( ia m assuming it is only the trp ratings that is the reason for these kinds of debates).