My orig post with the C&P was for info and to peruse...
I personally wasn't whining.

If gas gets to 5 bucks plus here in the good ol'US of A,
I will probably drive less, but the economy of scale will not
impact my life one iota.

It will impact the masses, many of whom are upside down in
their fiscal lives; their fault, by the bye, imo.

As for all the rest of the civilized world, paying $4, $5, $6 +
bucks, well...it's your country, your "system", your tax/benefits
programs, etc. I was not crying the blues or comparing us in the
US to what someone pays in another country.

Here's a list for all to wince or chortle over...I've been to
Caracas a dozen times on Biz, but I'm not moving there tomorrow
for its cheap gas.

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/

Edit, that's why I don't watch or read CNN: 2005 data.
I could not find any links more recent, even GOOG'ng the topic. What a system, lol!