This may be the greatest thread ever in this forum.
Do what I did, buy oil stocks, reap some of the rewards that they are getting to offset your increased cost of gas. Fact of the matter is, gas prices have been below market for years. If you look at a true supply and demand schedule, it is probably still below market. I, for one, own an SUV, my wife has one and I drive 30 miles to work each way and it still isn't expensive enough to change my lifestyle. I spent $1500 more in gas last year than the previous (roughly 50% increase). But is $1500 really enough to change the car I drive or look for a job closer to where I live? Hell no. I know $1500 is for some people, but frankly, not most.
Do I complain, sure, do I want it cheaper, sure, should it be, sure, should the federal govt do something about the price of gas (pressure on OPECkers, permit more drilling, permit easier building of refiners (Chop was 100% correct about that), but no subsidizing or taking control, the govt can't run what it has now), sure, but I am unwilling to change my lifestyle. And until that happens, things will remain the same.
Whoever mentioned that gas is and always has been more expensive in Europe is making a non-linear argument. Gas is more expensive b/c it is all tax, huge difference. Plus, Euros don't drive as often or as far as americans so the relative cost is much more minimal to them.
We all complain