I figure that if I was genuinely worried about it, I could easily make efforts to drive less, use public transport more, share a ride, buy a smaller vehicle etc....but I don't, so therefore I have no right to complain. Gas prices are much higher in some other countries, and then in some other countries, people have a lot more to worry about than rather or not they can afford to buy gas, heck they don't even have cars, let alone enough food to feed their family. I consider myself pretty blessed, and have no grounds to complain.
Now before you all get the wrong idea, I am not a 'wealthy' person, we live paycheque to paycheque, and budget VERY carefully....but I just figure that I am better off than so many people, who am I to complain about the price of gas, it gets paid for, and if that means there is less left over at the end of the month to eat out, buy more things that we don't really need, well that's the way it is...