starting to take advantage?? where have you been since the 70's
lol
i think 2 things need to happen very soon
1, get rid of the gas guzzlers...
less gas guzzlers = more supply for the rest of us, thereby lowering prices in the short term
2, get the fuck out of fossil fuels...
the technology is there, but it is held back by big business because oil is more profitable for now...
if oil became extremely unprofitable i bet we would see an alternative energy source up and running within 2 years providing it can use some of the existing infrastructure...
and it really is amusing how fuel/petro prices keep rising, but the oil companies are bragging about having the most profitable quarters EVER...
thats just great...
and how about taxation without representation...
taxing something that is a necessity should be illegal, kinda like how food has no sales tax (in NY)
i heard an average figure of 40 cents per gallon goes to fed and state taxes...
2 bucks a gallon goes to gouging