I cannot believe the Washington Post: Dear Congress, please make gas more expensive.

Adding a permanent tax to artificially raise fluctuating prices is so dumb. I laughed out loud at this quote: "Not only that, [higher prices] would reduce traffic, curb urban sprawl and, by giving drivers an incentive to drive more slowly, improve highway safety."
Look, cheaper gas means driving is a more accessible option for a great number of people. If Congress was to do the bidding of the Post and triple the gas tax for the sake of curbing urban sprawl, it would significantly reduce many people's freedom to drive.

OPEC wants to lower their output because oil is getting so cheap. Most of those countries get most of their revenue from oil sales. So when those governments made long term plans for programs based off of the high oil prices from the summer, of course they will want to raise the price of oil. They want to pay for their stuff.

All this meddling...
Gah!