Are people getting used to high gas prices?

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Though still squealing like stuck pigs about high gasoline prices, consumers are growing inured to them. At least, that’s the implication of some ABC News polling on the subject. In a survey fielded in the middle of this month, adults were asked whether they’ve cut back on their driving due to high gasoline prices. Just 15 percent said they have. Compare that with the 30 percent who said so in May of this year and the 50 percent who said so last September.

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