Write to your elected leaders. The average tax on fuel is 23%. I’m hearing a lot of whining about the cost of filling the tank and “greedy” corporations. What about government? If anyone can afford to stop profiting from the cost of a gallon of gas, it’s government. They make the money, they can borrow in unlimited quantities, and they can afford to stop raping us at the pump until the current situation with supply and demand has been resolved.
Sure, the greedy corporations could lower their prices. But they only make a 17% profit on the product that they bring us, from the ground to the pump. The government, which does nothing to add value to a gallon of crude oil and has no role in getting it to your local pump, gets 23% just for being the government. And that’s where we should start demanding a price break.