Americans are angry about gasoline prices

Gas prices have become a "financial hardship," 71 percent of respondents said in a recent poll, and 78 percent believe the price increases will be permanent. Meanwhile, 83 percent think "oil companies as a whole are making too much profit."

Source
PollingReport.com. Energy. PollingReport.com. [Online] [Cited: July 17, 2007.] http://www.pollingreport.com/energy.htm.