Observation. Oil prices fell and gas prices have not followed suit. Demand in the US has fallen and prices in the US have not followed suit (it doesn't matter what happens in other countries, their prices are not our prices). The rise in gas prices is an intentional act by real people (so, don't give me any of your supply and demand crap) who are intent on making a whole hell of a lot of money. There may also be something else going on: a process setting us up for greater government control over society, including a global government complete with a global currency and global regulation of the economy.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."