You’re on the wrong board.
DU and KOS would be very receptive to your oil nationalization/massive government subsidy program.
While FreeAtlanta did not include the socialized subsidy in his or her point, the parallel point that was made is valid. OPEC countries have a lot of oil supply, and therefore they do have an advantage in keeping their own fuel costs down.
The fact that they are state-owned monopolies producing the oil was beside FreeAtlanta’s point, I think.
FreeAtlanta, feel free to correct me if I have misstated something.