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Demand for oil is rising around the globe, especially in Asia.

This is a valid point, China and India have been economically expanding at a brisk pace for nearly a decade as has their demand for oil.

China's demands have doubled every year for the last six years and shows no signs of slowing down.

Considering that those two country's population is collectively seven times that of the US and they produce very little oil domestically, the demand in that region will soon be way more than the US demand and thus they shall control the price.

We need to develop cost effective alternatives to oil, else we will have to deal with the expense.

That being said, I do agree that we are being grossly ripped off by oil companies as well as the government when we visit the pump.