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I promised myself I was finished with this thread but after reading the previous post, I though I would add my 2 cents once again.
Mr.50 , I honestly see your point when you mention the inflation factor. I makes sense.

MEDIK , your theory also makes sense BUT...here's what's wrong with it. You say stop driving so much but the goverment buys tons of barrels of crude oil for the reserves, which, at the time, we had plenty of. This, in turn, keeps the demand for fuel high no matter how much Americans conserve fuel.
Second, the people with the large, expensive SUV's, don't give two shits about how much they pay for fuel. If you can afford these large, gas guzzling vehicles, you can certainly afford to drop a $100 into the tank. Mentality like that also keeps the demand high.
Think about it....if you're a wealthy person are you really going to care that you have to spend an extra $20-$25 at the pumps.....no...of coarse not. I wouldn't.
For your theory to work, everyone that owns a gas powered vehical, would have to cut back on their driving habbits and that is not going to happen with mentality like that.
I'm not crying about fuel prices because I can't afford it but I would like to have the extra money for other stuff.
I would like to contribute more to my 401K but with everything on the rise, it makes it that much more difficult.