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gov't wont subsidize fuel because it isnt a necessity, unlike housing. you can use public transportation, its available and inexpensive. sure it sucks and most of the people on the buses smell, but its an OPTION. They have more than likely put a price ceiling and even floors (to minimize monopolies) on fuel costs, but wont go much further than that.
i think the gov't not stepping in to lower fuel costs is hurting the economy even worse. people arent traveling because the price of gas is so high, therefore, many areas like the beaches have to raise rates to cover the loss and all that does is drive people away that could normally afford it, to not be able to with the increase in gas + hotel rates.
some families have a set budget for vacations and other things, so when the rates go up for theme parks, hotels, and other stuff, they cant spend the money and just keep it in their savings account where they earn less interest per year than the inflation of a dollar.
IMO, this is doing nothing but segregating the social economic classes even further apart.
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