[neuropel]

Careful discussing gas prices...it'll quickly escalate into a political discussion and we all know what happens when it goes there! The rest of the world welcomes America to the international fuel market. Regardless of politics, it is FACT that oil companies are making record profits at the moment, and that will continue (especially the ones that got no-bid contracts to pump Iraqi oil out of the ground). Good for them I guess!

Still, I notice that there doesn't seem to be an outpouring of help and sympathy from the rest of the world toward this disaster as in others. And it's likely that just as many people died here as in 9/11. Certainly the economic cost is going to easily surpass it. Additionally, you won't see those record profits go toward helping these poor folks in the form of record tax dollars...instead it's our tax-based FEMA, strapped for cash and resources, and taking DAYS to get food, water, and basic necessities in place.