If you read the article, it’s very balanced and informative about the role government has in restricting the availability of oil ... in the “comments” section a couple of DUers, David and Leonard, show their sheer stupidity!
the big oil companies have done pleny themselves to restrict the flow of oil. If they keep the market just at demand without having much excess, they can keep the prices high. Opec admitts to restricting production! And the major American companies have closed down about 150 refineries in order to limit supply. Take a look at ...thetruthbehindhighfuelprices.com. It is a big mistake to put all of the blame on the liberals, although their restrictions on drilling have hurt also. The oil companies have had a sort of monopoly on our energy needs and have taken full advantage of that. As we get more and more good competition from sugar alcohol like Brazil has done and electric cars with the new 120-240 mile range for pennies per mile...then we will see the price of gas drop to a reasonable amount. Who will want a gas car if there are better alternatives than buying $4.00 a gallon gas which doesn’t burn as clean as alcohol? Drill more, yes, if the oil companies will, and full steam ahead with the alternatives like should have been done long ago...it’s the free market for crying out loud.