I can't say that a rise of 15 cents per gallon over the past couple weeks would have much of an impact on me, since i drive a 10-gallon Toyota. The $1.50 more per week I pay in gas won't hurt. Even if the price were to rise $1 a gallon (highly unlikely) I would think i can survive that as well.
I pay $2.40 per gallon here, and my LPG costs went up around ten percent. OTOH, if my taxes come out low this year I'll be happy. For me taxes take a much bigger bite than energy.
Why is it that when taxes spike we don't start hearing about a 'tax crisis' and complaints about 'wind-fall profits' for the feds?