Gas Prices and College Students, How to Deal?

Is it just me or have you given up hope on seeing gas prices decrease back to norm, whatever that maybe? It's ridiculous, I know people who drive an extra five to ten minutes to get 15 cents less per gallon. Tip, go to New Jersey. Parts of New Jersey are closer to New York than you may think. I laugh every time I pass a gas station and see 10 cents higher than I did a few days ago. Employers have to take this into consideration by giving salary increases to keep their employees because soon people will look for closer job opportunities to their home. It's sad, you basically have to decide, and do I really want to travel to the beach, city, etc. or save the gas for commuting back and forth to work and or school. This has got to stop. What do you think?