Gas prices are going up because oil companies and speculators who made record profits for the last 2 years want to raise prices. The profits from previous years should enable oil companies to handle anything happening in the Middle East without raising prices, but the uprisings are a great excuse to make even more money at the middle class’ expense. If I didn’t have to use my car (to get to work so I can pay for gas and heat) I would boycott.
Gas prices are going up because oil companies and speculators who made record profits for the last 2 years want to raise prices. The profits from previous years should enable oil companies to handle anything happening in the Middle East without raising prices, but the uprisings are a great excuse to make even more money at the middle class’ expense. If I didn’t have to use my car (to get to work so I can pay for gas and heat) I would boycott.