There's a ton of it in Mexico. What is going on behind the scenes that is prohibiting the export of oil from next door? Why not create a flush economy there instead of allowing China to suck us dry? God forbid Fox actually creates a job market that stems the tide of illegal invaders into our country.
People bitch and moan about prices, but I see the same traffic flow around here. We could knock out a major percentage of gas useage by jamming cell phone signals inside SUV's. Then all those women I see every day driving in circles just to yak to their buddies (probably driving down the next street) would actually have to stop to talk on the phone. Less gas useage, less collisions.
Although I don't drive enough for this gas hike to traumatize me, I have made adjustments to my lifestyle to yank profits out of the oil companies and back into my wallet. Being single, I had developed a habit of going out to fetch food twice a day, leaving the fridge mostly empty except for liquid refreshments. Now, I go to the market once a week and stock up for myself and the meowsers. Not only have I drastically reduced superfluous mileage, but I'm saving mo' money eating market food instead of the quick stuff.
The moral here is that there are undoubtably ways that each of us can trim enough wastage out of our habits to offset most or all of what the gas bill is doing to us. And I agree that people should ride bikes. The 80's saw the first wave of laziness, and bike sales plummeted. This resulted in an American institution known as Schwinn to be sold to, you guessed it, a China-based manufacturer named Pacific in the early 90's. Now, all mass-produced bikes are made there, with only small amounts of custom cycles being produced by the U.S.A.
This pattern will repeat in other categories. I have NO doubt that we will be playing Underdog to China in a relatively short time, and that the people running our country will continue to milk the system for all they can before they bail out and retire elsewhere.