You know @joeythew I  in live in California & it's so true that gas prices effect all things & I  mean all things that are being sold & taxed go up in price.... They call it inflation,  but when gas prices go back down there's no outflation, (<--  if that's really a word)  where has goes down & the prices of everything else remains high & continue through the same cycle over & over & now a loaf of bread cost 2.99  - 4.99 & even higher sometimes, I remember a loaf of bread & the good bread too was only. 99 cents but it depends on where you shop. Damn you're right, this whole system is fucked up, especially in California.