Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I'm glad the people of these countries know it's worth standing up for their rights to live free and have the courage to know they have the power to do so in sheer numbers. The Chinese are wising up fast about getting higher pay for the labor jobs that they use to do for pennies. Dictators and corrupt leaders can't keep knowledge away from the people like they could before. Everyone deserves the opportunity to have choices to better themselves.
Agreed, but the only reason the gas prices are up is because speculators are thinking there *might* be a shortage and of course the gas companies are not willing to make any less than the current record profits they make, so it trickles down to us.
They have us over a barrel, and they know it.