Couple that with the lack of jobs in this lousy economy, and add in the freight transportation fuel surcharges that add to the cost of goods to the consumer. The high cost of gas and diesel affects every one of us.
Think. If the fuel was a dollar or a dollar and a half less, how much cheaper it would be for companies to operate. How much less the goods that everyone (staples) need would be.
Just a thought.
Sure it would be better for most if oil and the associated products were cheaper. But most of the world’s oil is controlled by governments, not business interested in actual selling it.