[Rev]

I've read most of the reponses in this post, not all of them completely. I feel that a few points are fairly obvious but might need to be mentioned.

1.) Oil is a world commodity requiring world competitition in prices for the world's production of crude.

2.) There is a cost for refining crude oil into gasoline no matter where it is done.

3.) Refiners must make a reasonaable profit to produce the gasoline or it will not be
done. (10% doesn't seem unreasonable to me).

4.) If you don't want to or can't pay the price for a gallon of gas, you can look into the cost of mass transportation, join a car pool, ride a bike, or just walk if you have to. No one else is going to pay the cost of the the gas that you use.

I realize that these obvious truths are not going to sway any opinions, but the fact is if you are going to consume gasoline, you are going to have to pay for it.

Rev