I'm generally not a fan of gas prices, I commute 90 miles a day, and even though I drive a Civic, my gas budget went from $40-50 a week to close to 80. Diesel is even worse, and I think the price of diesel is more of a concern than gasoline. Pretty soon consumer goods are going to increase in price drastically enough to maybe prevent people from buying them. Heating oil is tauted to reach $5.50 a gallon by december, up like what, $2.50 a gallon from last year? What happens to families who have to trade off heating their homes, feeding their kids, or commuting to work? I'd like all those elitist liberals to answer me that.
And the increase in price? Clearly a manipulation of supply, market prices (theres an investigation going on now), and processing. I really fail to see how a drop in crude production, or the price of oil FUTURES effects the price of the commodity on a daily basis. Watching gas prices is like a fucking game show these days.
Someone needs to step in and regulate the trading of the commodity, and Congress needs to step up and approve more refineries and drilling. Additionally, something needs to be done with the special interest groups on each side - big oil and the "greenies".
I see the future getting more and more bleak every time oil futures climb. Gas theft, diesel theft, riots, violence, robbery, etc. This may be a rude wakeup call, but an increase this fast this soon is nothing but trouble for American society in general.