The price of gas is entirely too high! If you look at the root cause of peoples' stuggles in the United States it boils down to simple things such as energy costs. If a person spends less money on gasoline, that person has more money and is more inclined to spend money on travel, merchandise, goods, commodities, etc.
If we want to strengthen our economy, we must do so by putting more money in the pockets of Americans. More money in pocket = more spending money = more jobs created by spending.
Oil can be obtained from within our country and needs to be done in greater extent.