What's wrong with this picture? A successful business venture (just to make sure you get the point... I'm talking about the oil companies here) is drawing fire from its customer base. You are all willing to pay these prices for gas. You are satisfied with what you buy. You are not willing to make life changes to cut back on usage to drive down costs. Get REAL!!!!! Don't go begging for the government to put in artificial price controls. You just want someone else to bail you out. Quit whining! You sound like a bunch of communists or European socialists. If the government sounds like a solution to high gas prices to you, then get ready for $5/gallon. Don't pitch a hissy fit. Do something about it. Sell your home out in the suburbs and buy something close to work. That should help out with problems in inner city schools, too. Put your butt on a bike and ride to work. Might be a good idea after the feast this Thursday anyway. The last thing that needs to be done is penalizing a successful company for providing their customer base with as quality product for a price everyone seems willing to pay. You don't take profit from people because they are smart and capable of managing a business. That kills the spirit of American entrepreneurship. It sounds like a bunch of sniveling Euro-socialists threatening their "Royals" yet never having the brains or fortitude to build anything of value. Losers blame others for their problems... and always want someone else to bail them out. Asking the government to "fix" gas prices or "tax" the profits out of companies is like waiting around for a welfare check.