Why is gas so much?

[Arthur2004TB]

Is it just me or is gas costing a higher pertentage of the average household's income these days?

Seems to me that it's like 5% of the average household's income. For gas! Should be like .5%

[Safety1]

Not sure, it's a captive commodity. one that we can not do without. Not a good position to be in, it's like we're gas junkies.

[Steve]

I'm all for open markets, but I think that you're right. Gas is becomming a very large line-item expense when it comes to the budget.

[Aeropagus]

I think you're right. For an average guy, gas is geting to be a major part of the budget, when it was just maybe thrown into the "gas and oil and maint" before, as a sub-category of Auto. Now it's its own category in the budget!