Gas Price Manipulation
According to a recent online poll at Daily Fuel Economy Tip.com [via Digg], an astonishing 79% of respondents think that gas companies are manipulating gas prices to achieve record profits. While online polls like this are highly unreliable, I believe that it is indicative of the general population.
What is sad is that it is absolutely true that gas prices are being manipulated. By tree-huggers, Democrats and vote-seeking Republicans that are stopping us from drilling in the gulf and building refineries, and by over-regulation of an essential industry.
The free market, in this case, is not free.
And we pay for it with every mile that we drive.
Cheer up. All those living close enough to do it are going to Mexico to buy their gas because it’s cheaper. Maybe that law of supply and demand will kick in once they start doing that in a significant way and the prices will decrease here somewhat.