Argue? No. I will simply agree consumption is a a part of supply and demand. You can’t consume what isn’t supplied.
You won’t consume what you don’t want..

” And do you believe we deserve more fuel at what we consider reasonable prices more than other countries in the world?”

Absolutely.
We’re special.

Actually, we don’t deserve anthing but to be treated fairly. Many other countries mistreat their people. Come to think of it, all countries mistreat their people one way or another. One thing is certain, what we pay for a product is not directly tied to what someone in Lower Slobovia pays. Some of them have a dollar a liter tax on fuel. Some of them sell it for pennies per gallon to make the people happy; it means they have less money for other necessities, but it keeps their dictators in power.

“We in the United States feel we must have a huge supply of fuel to burn up at all times.”

Much of our supply is petroleum coming into the country to be refined and sold to countries which have chosen not to have refineries but to depend on others. And, yes, we should have what we need to stave off the darkness. We shouldn’t do without just because some other country makes its people suffer.

The real question would be why you would think we shouldn’t have a decent supply.

“Other developing countries are discovering the amazing thing called an automobile and gas that makes it run.”

Yep, and they are finding they enjoy the freedom of travel it involves. More power to them.

David for satisfied people

You are absolutely right.
Using anything raises the price of it.
If nobody used anything, its price would be zero.

People will pay whatever they must to meet their needs, if they can afford it at all.
If they can’t afford it at all and really need it, they simply die for the lack of it.

Now imagine someone came up with a way to synthesize as much octane as you could wish for ten cents per gallon using nothing but sunlight, seawater and carbon dioxide.
Would you still want the price to be $5/gallon?
If so, why?

David considering who is really hurt

Nah, some would STILL be on the road just to irritate the jealous. The richer folks would still drive. It would just force the poorer people off the road or onto bicycles and closer to work.
The deputies would still be driving SUVs.
The politicians, good public servants that they are, would still have armored limousines.
Ambulances would still guzzle fuel, just the expense would go up.

It would also make transportation more expensive and lower the standard of living of the poorer people. It’s a giant left/right wing conspiracy to keep the poor in their place and finance Middle Eastern despots and terrorists.

David for better living

There isn’t any real set value for anything, either the value of a five dollar bill or of a gallon of gasoline but I hate to make you suffer and if you want to pay $5 per gallon for your gasoline, just send me the difference between what the station charges and $5.

David trying to be helpful