Originally Posted by davidmash

You guys can talk about supply and demand, damaged oil rigs and what ahave you all you want. My problem is that we are not talking about a item that would be nice to have like a diamond ring or a E55. We are talking about a resource that we as a nation are dependent on to get to and from work, food, etc. I can afford $3 a gallon (barely) but those on a fixed income or who are near the poverty level cannot. Heating prices are going to go through the roof this winter and people might die because of the greed of the american oil companies. That is were it crosses the line for me. I live in DFW. I live 12 miles from work. There is no bus/train or anything thing here. Now by "no" I do not meant that I would have to transfer 3 times and it would be inconvenient. I mean that there is NO public transportation where I live. I do not have a choice. There are no bike lanes, no trails between my house and work. Even if there were, during the summer it can get into the high 90's low 100's and I don’t think my colleges would appreciate me coming into work after I rode for 12 miles in that heat. The point I guess I am making is that for things that are a requirement for life there need to be restrictions on how much that product can be sold for. As far as I am concerned there is no reason that a company could be able to make $10 billion dollars in one quarter in exchange for some people not being able to put food on the table or get little Johnny a warm winter coat because they had to spend an extra $20 a tank to fill up. If we had public transportation, hell they can charge $50 a gallon for all I care because they can choke on it, but we don’t and they should not.

~ steps off soap box ~