[Daseal]

Welcome to capitalism. How much should something be? As much someone will pay for it and not stop buying it. It's important to find that balance, and thanks to big oil stubbing mass transit in many cities before it got big, we're very dependent on gas, thus cars. The price sucks, no doubt about it -- but the oil companies are in the market to make MONEY, not to give the USA a break. What incentive is there for them to drop prices? People are going to drive. Plus, they're getting much more money from other sections of the world (China/India) which is a big reason why they're making record profits.