Soaring Gas Prices

As Americans, our gas is cheaper than most of the world's, and as Americans, we are more dependent on it than most of the world is. I am continually surprised with the reaction of increasing gas prices has from society. I feel like as a group, Americans have more to worry about than the gas prices that "plague" our society, such as pollution cause by the gas and the repercussions we have on the rest of the world as a nation. The fact that people are driving less is considered negative in our society, something which I find to be ridiculous.