[xzins]

now less than it was in 1981

That really is an irrelevant point, since it was in the $1.99 to $2.00 range less than a year ago.

Adjusted for inflation, a 5 cent candy bar from the 40's should be about $6.40 (5(40) 10(50), 20(60), 40(70), 80(80), 1.60(90), 3.20(2000), 6.40(2010)

[alrea]

Governments make more from the sale of gas than oil companies do.

[george76]

Any thoughts ?

[Squantos]

# 4 on this guys list disqualifies him as a subject matter expert............do the math between reported quantities produced and sold and profits reported to see this isn’t true.........sorry I don’t have time to provide the numbers for ya but they are out there.