JIC there's some random politician floating around who doesn't already know this

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline climbed to $4.086, up seven-tenths of a cent from $4.079 the previous day.

Gas prices have risen 2.9% in the last month and are almost 38% higher than where they were a year ago.

[From Gas prices hit record $4.086 a gallon - AAA - Jun. 30, 2008]

Wait. You're kidding. There is?