We are not exactly in the same state as the UK is. We still have a steady domestic supply of oil and we have refineries which is why we don't pay the same as people in the UK. I'd be interested in seeing just how much of the difference is due to taxes as well as the import costs.

But to the point, I wasn't mocking. Simple statement there. The UK has been paying much more than the United States for years and yet no one has come up with any real alternatives. I guess everyone is waiting for us to get pissed off and do something about it.