The Goverment doesnt contorl pices but they Control the CAFE standards which were suppose to be updated ever year. They havent in over 10 years and the standards are alittle less now. This would over all effect the price of gas becuase it would forced car companies to think of effiency and alternative fuels alot sooner then now. So it is partly the American goverments fault we are in a crisis now. California changed lwas in there state to change the CAFE standards and auto compmanies sued the state. Gas companies have deep pockets in the goverment and in auto companies.
Venzuela pays so cheap because most of there cars run off the sugar cane and go figure america gets alot of oil from that country. They seem smart to me run there cars off sugar cane and sell oil to a country like america who needs it.
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