ETH transaction failed due to too low gas limit or ran out of gas

Ok so as the title says my transaction failed because my gas limit was too low or I ran out of gas. Either way it didn't go through but I was still charged $17. I paid for part of the gas! I'm sure in any country you are in, if the service isn't rendered you don't pay for the service! It's almost verging on a scam. A joke! ETH is not the future of crypto.