Who or what do you blame for high gas prices?

Well, I would put a name to it but, I don't want to get the bashing brought down on my head so, I will simply stick with the broader scope and call it the government's fault. I can only hope the government that got us into this current oil crisis/mess gets fixed starting in January! That is all I have to say about it!

Here in the US...well, I mostly blame oil companies and their executives who HAVE been unfairly raising prices because they know they can and you HAVE to fill up. I think government regulation of the prices is needed. The price varies from city to city here. Still the cheapest place is Costco and because I have a van now I need the High Quality stuff so I'm paying $60-$70 every fill up.

I wouldn't blame any particular person or country. This is a global phenominon. Oil is a basic commdity, and countries are interdependent for it.

it is $4 a gallon here in california also. i think it is all govt corruption problems. govt and politics created all this mess. that is why we need a change in the next election...dont vote mccain or he will continue this mess. we need an end to all this garbage going on..

I'm not sure abnout the rest of the world but here diesel (distelate) is dearer than petrol. Which is odd becuasse diesel is cheaper to make than petrol. I gotta blame the big fuel companies. I believe they are inflating the prices.

Well i'm not from the US but i too think the oil is going nuts, We weren't as much affected as the people in the US as the € has been gainning on the $$ but still it's getting quite annoying when oil companies just keep getting more and more proffit. I would seriously advise anyone to take advanatag of this by investing in the oil business, there's alot of oil out there the problem is most countrys put restrictions/high taxes which results in high prices.

I blame the high gas prices in the US on the US goverment. Not the current administration but previous administrations that have vetoed drilling. We have billions of barrels of oil under our soil and in our coastal waters but don't drill for it. People are trying to change that by sending a petition to congress. you can join in by signing at this website: www.americansolutions.com/drillnow go sign it now and tell Congress that we're fed up with high gas prices.

I agree with what you said up above although the thing that gets me is that the oil companies continue to make record profits. Some things just arent right. They could at least show some support for the Amerian people instead of profittering.

Well, in the UK it's high because something like 2/3 of the price is tax (and our prices are double yours).

I think it's the economy of the United States that is screwing things up. Dollars are worth next to nothing. Since crude is traded in USD it's not too hard to figure out that gas is going to go through the roof until the US economy gets back on track. Since the crisis with the mortgage companies started things are getting worse daily. It will take some time before the dollar gets back up there. Until then grit your teeth. It's gonna be a bumpy road.

Of course the government. I'm in a gas-produce country, but our gas price is raising to around 80% of gas price in US. Why? government raise gas price and earn from it, then invest it into useless project.