You made a nice post, but you still didn't answer the question.

It comes across as angry posting when you read what I am writing, but I am not angry. I know that I will never be able to change your mind, nor will you ever be able to change my mind. I just want to know when did it become a problem in America to make money? Would you be this upset if the airline industry were making this much money? How about the pharmaceutical industry? The entire point is to make money. But when can we as a society say that any company (or industry) is making too much money?

If high gas is truly a problem, no one is forcing individuals to use gas. You can walk, ride a bike, take public transportation, buy a more efficient car, buy a hybrid, etc. I just do not understand how anyone can say that an industry is making too much money. Do you believe that because someone works hard and makes a good living, they should give all of the excess money they do not need to live from day to day to the government so they can pass it to the individuals that do not work for a living?

I am not trying to pick a fight, just trying to understand (and by the way, I am not from Oklahoma).