[brwill2005]

Based on the number of views and responses this is definitely a hot topic. I personally am not angry, however, it is definitely increasing my costs of doing business. I use the mileage deduction and it is not necessarily adjusted as soon as the price of gas spikes. The high gas prices are partly our own faults. What I mean is the United States love for big SUV's, trucks, and high performance sports cars. We as a country, consume more oil than any other country by far. Combine this with China and India's surging demand, and a dwindling supply, and you have rising prices. It is like anything else though, when the price rises, smart people economize. That means buying more fuel efficient cars, and driving less. It is funny to me how this only happens when the price gets to a certain point. It should happen all the time. We have it very good here in the U.S because of all the subsidies our government gives the oil companies. Europe's prices are nearly twice that of ours, and they have for years driven fuel efficient cars and used scooters and bikes when possible.