Recently, there has been much speculation as to exactly what is going on with the gas prices.  We all remember too well what happened in the summer of 2008 when gas prices pushed record highs of over $4 per gallon.  Could the same thing happen again this summer?

After the gas hike in 2008, prices lowered back down to around $1.65 per gallon.  However, now we are beginning to see an increase in the price of gasoline again.  All this is coming at a bad time for the United States economy where many people are out of jobs as unemployment has reached record highs.  People are worried that if the price of gasoline rises again, it won’t be a matter of being able to afford the high prices or carpooling- they simply won’t be able to afford it.

Some critics are speculating that the steady rise in gas prices is all a part of a conspiracy that has been set in place by the Obama administration.  As many know, Obama has been more than supportive in providing a bailout for the automakers.  Perhaps not coincidentally, Obama was also officially supported by the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) while he was running for president. Given this set of circumstances, the following video may shed some light in confirming what many have feared…

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