Bye-bye gas subsidies

Courtesy Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 07/02/2008 - 13:49

For months we've been hearing how gasoline subsidies or price controls in places like China and India are artificially fueling demand there.

Being that oil is a global market, rising demand overseas is one reason prices have risen here in the U.S.

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