We are all hostages of gas prices, but ask why prices are higher than ever. There are several reasons: 1) World consumption is at an all-time high. The world economy is like a runaway train, and if the world is consuming like there is no tomorrow, of course you'll see an incredible increase in fuel prices. 2) Seems like everyone needs to own a monster-sized suv, and, since these things average 10 to 14 miles per gallon, of course fuel consumption will be up. 3) With everyone wanting to buy the cheapest thing they can find, which happens to be made in China, the Chinese are profiting from our stinginess, making their economy explode, which means their oil consumption either matches or surpasses the U.S., and, again that tightens oil supplies.
If people really want to see a decline in gas prices, i suggest we go back to times like the 80's -four-bangers or V6's, be fuel-conscious, conserve like we did in the 80's when we saw gas prices drop below a dollar-a-gallon, maybe we all could relive that era again.