I humbly stand corrected. I was under the impression that demand had been rising at or about historical averages and there was price gouging going on. It was not my intent to ruffle so many feathers with my rant. I fully understand how the costs of taxes and government regulation is passed on to the consumer and I deplore the fact that the government taxes fuel at such a ridiculous rate. I too, would find it a bad investment to only make about 10% return. So the answer is, we must find something cheaper to run our cars on, or pay the piper and like it, or do without.
Right — but even at $3+ per gallon gasoline is relatively inexpensive. As far as I know, there isn’t a single source of energy that is more cost-efficient and energy-efficient than a fossil fuel out there.