Pish.
The first people to stop using $5.00 / Gallon gasoline will largely be the Indians and Chinese who most recently started using gas.
The demand curve is sloped. Marginally, someone always stops buying at higher and higher prices. Then, the market stabilizes.
The only way you lose out to the Indians or Chinese is to be less productive than them. So quit reading and get back to work!
:-)
ping for lateer