A Recent Conversation on the Price of Gas

Random Friend: my parents and i were just fighting again about gas prices

Me: lol

Random Friend: my mom's like "i just heard they are making $200,000 a minute - this needs to be stopped"

Random Friend: and i was like "yep, you know how you stop it? stop buying it"

Random Friend: she didn't seem to think it was so simple

Me: It's not the governments job to regulate prices

Me: That would make us socialist

Random Friend: exactly, and that's what my dad just said "the government stepped up and regulated utilities in the 80s - they need to do the same now for gas"

Random Friend: and i was like "we shouldn't just sit around and wait for someone else to do something about it"

Random Friend: i'm glad someone's on my side

Me: lol

Me: But I still want to drive to Paramus

Random Friend: exactly

Random Friend: WE ARE SO GOING

Me: lol

Me: I thought so

Random Friend: but see? the gas companies deserve to make that profit because i'm willing to pay them outrageous amounts of money to drive up to see you and then drive up to paramus

Me: Exactly. I 100% agree

Me: In fact, if you really believe in capitalism (which I don't necessarily), kudos to them for charging so much and making so much

Random Friend: exactly!

Random Friend: that was my point

Me: And and! The rest of the world pays this much all the time

Me: The oil companies are just "living the american dream"

Random Friend: i know! lol

Random Friend: which is why america sucks

Me: Preach it sister

Random Friend: don't blame the oil companies

Random Friend: blame america

Me: You should have Jon Stewart's babies
Random Friend: i know!!! god i want to!