realistically to me the gas prices are not that bad, not to what we are used too, but if you think about it.. all the countires of the world, we are the cheapest in price for gas. It is an expensive now with big suv's etc, but if we would monitor our spending, it wouldn't be so bad... like ppl crying about gas, when they go into a gas station and spend 1.25 on a Pepsi, when you get get a 2lter for 99 cents. or they buy 10 bucks in lotto tickets....
it costs pretty good money to ship the oil, the transfer it into the machines they use and circulate it around the states..
just my thought