A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Inflation is still running at four-decade highs, but the potential solutions all have major drawbacks. Higher interest rates are the Fed's top tool for cooling inflation, but they could spark a recession. Options for lowering gas prices are either geopolitically fraught or too short-sighted. Pick your poison.