I want people to ask them selves if they owned a store would they want government (at any level) to set the prices for their goods.

See, I live that reality every day. I am an independent businessperson. (Ok I drive a cab). However, I do work for myself. I pay the lease on the car and what is left over is mine.

I am neither a city employee nor a company employee. The city of El Paso, Texas does not provide anything for the operation of the service we, the drivers, provide to the community. They do, however, set prices for our services by law.

Having lived this reality, I have a newfound respect for the property owner. If you wanted to sell a home, car, or anything, would you want the government to tell you what price you have to sell it at.

See here in El Paso, Texas politicians never last. Every year it is a new set of slugs sitting in the chairs of mayor and representatives. The last price increase for taxi fares was in 2004. Gas was $1.35 then. Before 2004 taxi fares had not been increased for 19 years.

Gas is the private property of the gas companies and they-as the property owners- can sell it for any price they want. Otherwise we are living in some kind of socialist state. I am not a fan of the socialism.

Getting government to intervene in lowering gas prices may sound good today. However, gas is going to run out. It is all a matter of when.

We can all have “burn as much gas as you can” party by driving everywhere we want and be stuck with no adequate solution when it does run out.

On the other side we can accept these gas prices increases as a challenge to buy cars that run on alternative fuels and moderate our driving behavior.

I know. I am to idealistic sometimes. It appears the majority want their cake and wants to eat it to.

Do keep in mind gas will run out. What are you going to do then?

I have always said it is better to anticipate the worst and plan for it.