When you include the tax breaks for the oil companies, the environment damage done by fossil fuels, and the trillions we spend in the Middle East protecting the oil supply with our military, the real cost of a gallon of gas is probably closer to $15.
If we switched to alternative energy and conservation, we wouldn't have all these additional costs.
WhatÂ’s The Real Cost of Gas in America? | Dylan Ratigan
Brief history lesson: it takes energy to move an economy forward.
In the ancient days it took people energy (armies, slaves) to grow food and to protect shipping routes, and what you had.
Then we learned that we could use water and wind to assist travel, and work (slaves and armies were still needed)
When this country was formed, it was believed that people could make a community that would do the work, and the defense (slaves and indentured servants were still used)
ENGINES were invented. Fewer people were needed to accomplish the same amount of work. The engine had to be FUELED to use energy. This allowed us to become "civilized" and to abolish slavery.
People could buy or build an engine (a tool that used fuel) and make their own business
It the business was desired, the owner was paid to PRODUCE, if the owner had enough demand, the owner hired employees
People made thousands of businesses providing products that were not used a generation before, and people that were employed or owned businesses wanted more....
Some of the people said their is abuse of the employees and the employees believed
Now they gave their "welfare" into the hands of politicians that wanted the authority that the business owners earned
Now those employees are not as abused by their employers, but their freedom has been reduced by the politicians
The politicians want more authority and are willing to have slaves (undocumented workers) and indentured servants (taxpayers) come back
The easiest way to do this is to reduce the amount of "energy" available for work, once machines are not available, people will force other people to do work, and only the elite and pets of the politicians will be the "1%"
Now don't you have some algea to collect to fill up your gas tank?
FYI- Palin calls it "this great nation" Don't go off-msg again 
