I tend to agree with you--it wouldn;t "solve" any problem, but it might do SOMETHING.
I can only dream of the good old days (a month ago) when I was paying $2.19 a gallon
I remember about 20 months ago, when the avg price around me was $1.45 or so but this one gas station was selling it for an outrageous $1.79. I remember telling my friend that people are insane for paying $1.79 a gallon!!
Five years ago on Fathers Day it spiked in Cedar Rapids IA to a new high of 1.81. That was the most I'd ever paid. So I bought a new bicycle and I now have 10,000 miles on it! Now I just love bicycle commuting to work 3.5 miles each day.