These are the gas prices at some of the gas stations that I pass on my way to work in the Metro Detroit area.

I like this trend

I think that Jameson has hit the nail on the head – also, most large oil companies do not give one damn about their market as long as they have the supplies they need. It’s kind of unfortunate that the free-market capitalist economy generates competition and high speed/resource development and infrastructure, only to brew the same “me first” ideology that makes corporations turn into bad guys against the public they pander to.

My suggestion is to make cars that run off of feces. That way, the big companies will never run out of supply and consumers will win out on extremely low prices. Seriously though, trying to regulate gas consumption in the United States would probably be like other organized attempts to save the planet such as recycling – adopted by a minority of the society whilst the rest of the consumers make up for the benefits generated by them.

I still think that regulation is a good idea. NO idea how I would implement it in a fashioin that would be conducive to cooperation by the society as a whole…

First an Article saying prices could go as low as $1.15…Now they say it would reach only $2.25… I bought gas for 2.08 the other day… Something weird is going on…

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14891597/

That said, we still need to consume less and treat gasoline like its a valuable commodity, now matter the price. Quit buying cars that get less than 25 mpg on the highway. Drastically reduce unnecessary car trips of under 5 miles each way and bike instead (where feasible).

Government can retime stoplights and remove unnecessary traffic control devices to reduce starting and stopping. Government can also build more highways to alleviate congestion in bottled up areas. It can also invest in a high speed rail system to alleviate our dependence on air travel for long trips (which are a real fuel guzzler). It can also allow more nuke plants, solar, and wind to replace oil and gas fired power plants.

There are a lot of things we could do to get around the problem. The “market” is usually very good at making necessary adjustments, however, this is an anomoly. There is more to this than meets the eye, to be sure.

Stay on your Congressmens’ and Senators’ asses about finding alternative source of energy, or eventually, prices will again get out of hand and we’ll still have nothing else to fall back on.