(The Center Square) — Portia Effinger has seen firsthand the difficult choices some Georgians have to make when faced with high gas prices. “It is very difficult, and it’s mind-boggling,” Effinger said as she filled up her car at a Chevron Station on N. Peachtree Road off Interstate 285 in Dunwoody last week. “I work in public service, and so it’s very heart-wrenching when you hear someone say they have to choose between putting gas in their car, paying their car payment versus putting food on their table. It’s upsetting.” On this particular day, the gas prices were mind-boggling — in a good w…