What is going on with the increasing gas prices and what can be done?

Here are some ideas to get gas prices lower: threaten to halt foreign aid, engineering, technology to oil producing countries (US engineers are the ones who get the oil out of the ground for the foreign countries), cut out the gas tax, drill more in the US and resume drilling the the gulf. Electric cars are fine for those who can afford them and don't have to drive very far. Mass transit is ok for the cities, but don't expect me to move to Chicago or Washington. Other alternatives to the gasoline engine are decades away. The government needs to do something before these high prices ruin the economy. Gas needs to be kept around $2 a gallon: no more.