WSJ: The view from planet Yaris

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I am not trying to garner anything for anyone.

If big oil really does get any money from the government, it should stop yesterday. I have a hard time believing they do.

However, we live in a democracy. I have no problems with people earning money. The oil companies shoulder all the risk, they should get all the rewards.

Gas prices are not set by the gas companies. There are way too many gas taxes, etc. Commodity brokers play a big part in gas prices.

I am sick of people blaming everything on the oil companies. Sorry, they do have to obey the pathetic rules our government has set up.

You want the people responsible for high oil prices look no further than congress.

They are the ones that listened to the idiotic advise of the environmental loonies. That is the reason gas prices are so high.

If it was truly a free market prices would not be as high as they are.