Quite simply, the US is catching up on the rest of the world.
Over here, prices are around about $6 a US gallon, even higher among some other countries. Having an economy set up around high petrol prices is well, a stupid idea. I can assure you that all the money from our petrol tax doesn't go to healthcare
Rising prices in the states are a good thing, maybe it will discourage those oil refineries on wheels you like to drive. When things come up to the rest of the world, you can bitch with the rest of us.