America's Fleecing Continues: The Price of First-Class Postage Stamps Increases Again

The price of gas this summer is rising and there is really no reason for it. It is not like the war is new, there has been no major catastrophes like Katrina¹ (which was the excuse given for the price hike couple of years ago and last year). Any little thing nowadays is a good enough excuse for the oil companies to get our money at the gas pumps. It is horrendous practice that we as people shouldn't allow for them to do. May 15th is the day indicated through mass emails not to go buy gas. This opinion piece is not about the gas prices though at least not entirely. It is definitely one thing for the oil companies to extract our money in time of war, environmental crisis and so so economy, but it is definitely disgusting for the government to allow it to happen. I understand the premise of free enterprise, but when the public is being scammed it is essential for the government to intervene. It is not right for the government to allow business and enterprises to abuse their power in this manner. I guess though that the government doesn't do much about it until it is too late (Halliburton), because in essence and practice the government seems to be doing the exact same thing as the businesses and enterprises. It took me a while to realize that the government is really another business corporation. In the end the government wants to get our money and it doesn't matter how, but it will get our money.