[ThinkDifferent]

This fact allows a handful of people around the world to manipulate the market, thus supply and demand is skewed in their favor.

If they have that much power, why hasn't gas always been $5/gallon?

[cynicom]

Thats a good question. If that were tried the world economy would crash and the oil companies would be killing the golden goose.

Oil people well know what their limits are, overdo it and they will be taken over by government.