I take it you've never been to the US. There is no "just walk there" in most of the US. Most places don't have functional mass transit - no busses or local trains or trollys. Even bicycle infrastructure is minimal if it even exists in most places. It's a huge country and everything is far apart. A lot of Americans commute driving up to an hour or more every day to get to work.

Beyond people traveling, everything we need or buy has to be moved around the country. Trains, trucks, planes, and delivery vehicles all require fuel.

Cheap gas is a requirement for our economy to function. If gas is expensive, people drive less and prices go up across the board. If they drive less, they don't go out as often, and if they don't go out, they aren't spending money in the community.

The average American commutes 2× the distance than the average UK citizen. Plus there's rarely a public transit option. So for many this is a doubling of an expense that cannot be avoided.

Personally I don't see the point in arguing over who has the higher price when we could just be mad that one man caused a global crisis

Gas is subsidized in the US, we pay the rest in taxes

The UK could've had cheap gas as well, but the conservatives lied to their UK constituents and sold it off on the cheap. It seems like every time a conservative is elected into power they fuck the working class.

Going to vote today. That's a 12-mile round trip with no public transportation at the edge of town. How about you? Have a walk a couple of blocks?

Wow you are so superior.