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UCAN Oil Hog 2008

In this video, the UCAN Oil Hog makes his annual appearance in order to predict gas prices for the coming year. Unfortunately, piggy got quite upset. Normally, oil piggies are free to gouge consumers without fear of repercussions....but that all changes in election years. UCAN has documented a disturbing correlation between gas prices and elections. While this translates into a short-term price break for consumers, it has devastating long-term ramifications. Big Oil has avidly defended the claim that gas prices are determined solely by the market forces of supply and demand. Guess what? Elections are not part of the supply and demand equation. That means that at least to some degree, Big Oil is able to manipulate the price of gas, market forces notwithstanding.

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