Gas prices

Wow, don't believe for one minute all the decreases in gas prices are because of supply and demand. It is an election year. All the incumbents want to be re-elected. Once back in, gas prices will go up again. The oil companies, could they have been donating to the campaigns? Could they have been under review for their outrageous profits? The oil rigs damaged by Hurricane Katrina, are they running yet? The Alaskan pipeline, has it been fixed yet? Oil prices per barrel, have they fallen by a third? Come on people, this is a game that citizens, government and big business play. The surcharges added to the delivery of food because of the price of oil, have you seen the prices come down on food? It is a game. Wake up and enjoy the lower gas prices while they're here. Sure, the government needs a big holiday retail business to show people the economy is strong. What better way to do so than to lower gas prices to show Americans the economy is rebounding. Go out and spend money on the holidays so the government can get you to pay taxes in April, if you can pay your holiday credit card bills. Then get ready for gas prices to rise again. Come on, how about the newspapers doing a little honest reporting for a change and taking a stand on what is truly happening. Merrill H Morrison, Cherry Hill - Published in the Courier Post, September 30, 2006