Let us postulate that when gas prices go up, it's because of evil manipulators.
What is your explanation for when they go down?
Don’t ask pointed questions.....!!
When there is plenty of supply, they see fit to lower the barrel prices...and when they wish, they raise them too. It is so obviously a rip off that I am amazed that any conservative could actually think it is justified to put a commodity on a market place that clearly is manipulated, when oil companies could avoid that and sell directly...not as much potential for profits in that! As ai stated, if this type of wild swings in prices occurred in electricity, just as much as a need as our cars, we would see revolt kn the streets. Pure greed.