Blame 3 culprits on high gas prices

It never ceases to amaze me when you read the newspaper how nobody is responsible for the price of gas. There are three culprits, and they are 1) company CEOs, 2) Washington politicians, 3) oil speculators. If you looked at what happen over the years since we had the world economy jammed down our throat, the CEOs with the help of Washington politicians getting their campaign contributions greased have led to thousands upon thousands of jobs going to China, Vietnam, India and the Philippines, fueling their economies and leading to massive car buying and industrial use of oil.

You factor in anything that happens from storms and hurricanes to unrest in the Middle East and you have the oil speculators going nuts cranking up the price of oil. These three culprits are all laughing all the way to the bank while the rest of us get the shaft at the gas pump.

Larry Maurer

Mount Prospect