It amazes me that anyone who believes in the free market thinks gasoline in the U.S. is expensive. The reason gasoline prices are going up is because gasoline demand is going up and people are willing to pay the price. In other words, gasoline is underpriced.
The question is, if people are willing to buy just as much gas at $3 a gallon as they are at $2 a gallon, why in the world would an oil company sell it any cheaper? That be malfeasance on the part of the management and call for the stockholders to demand new management.
Gasoline is cheaper than some bottled water and certainly cheaper than a Starbucks coffee. When adjusted for inflation, it is even cheaper than it was in the early 1980s.
We certainly do not have a gasoline shortage, nobody has touble getting gasoline and their are no huge lines at the service stations. At some point in the not too distant future, gasoline will become more scarce, and at that time, it will certainly cease to be cheap, as it is today.
So enjoy today's cheap gasoline while you can.
Merritt