Gasoline the downfall of America???

With gas prices so high now a days what are the working class people that depend on their vehicles to get them around supposed to do. Remember when putting in $10 of gas got you through the week, now it will barely get you through the day. What is our government doing about this? Nothing! They dont pay for the gas out of their own pockets, it gets tagged to an expense account and we wind up footing the bill for it. I say everyone that can, stop buying gas for a week and take public trans. I think if we were to boycott gas for a while they'd lower prices. Come on, gas is costing us more than at just the pump, everything we get is hauled in some way or another. I have seen prices rises on everything. When prices rise the goverment collects that extra sales tax money and does whatever with it. I dont know, I think its ridiculous.