Why Gas Prices Are So High

Re: Why Gas Prices Are So High

Short version:

Supply of oil has gone up, and demand has gone down but the prices have increased. The reason for this is oil speculation, which makes up 64% of the market. This has nothing to do with supply and demand, just banks and other investment firms buying futures and raising prices.

Just to put this in perspective, the Koch brothers’ fortune went from about 5 billion in 2004 to around 50 billion due to oil speculation.