Leaving the governments and their wretched taxes out of it for a minute, may I venture the (undoubtedly unpopular) view that petrol should NOT be cheaper! Cars the world over, and especially in the USA, are a massive contributor to pollution, global warming and illness. While I am not so extreme as to be totally anti-car, we would all do better to use or feet, a bicycle or public transport where we can, especially in towns or cities or where good public systems exist, instead of jumping in our cars for a five minute trip down the road.

mcmoo (whoincidentallypractiseswhathepreaches)