“I think that's just obscene. I guess I want to know how they can post record earnings and not be held accountable, while the rest of us are being gouged at the gas pump.”

— Patricia Kowal, caregiver, Shawnee

“I think it's unfair to keep raising prices when they are making money like that. I don't think they're hurting for money; they could give us a break.”

— John Fales, Kansas University junior, Fayetteville, N.C.

“It wouldn't bother me if I thought that money was going to benefit people by making more jobs or helping out one of their average employees, but I don't think that's the case. I think it's going to line pockets higher up the chain.”

— Will Eason, server, Lawrence

“It makes me feel like the oil companies and our government are cheating us. They're exploiting everyone involved, and I don't want to be the one paying for them to be able to do it.”

— Samantha Rose, Free State High School junior, Lawrence