Lots more smaller regional refineries would put gas prices back where they belong, well under $2.00/gallon. Ain't gonna happen. Your President and the people who like him don't think you should be (a) driving, and (b) if you're driving, it should be a $40,000 Prius or Volt.
BTW, if you work in the private sector, you can't afford to drive and eat. Pick one. Welcome to the new East Germany.
Really? And building smaller less efficient refineries with more crude oil delivery points, farther from the petrochemical sources where they also sell product is going to greatly reduce the cost, below the existing break-even points?
The primary cost factor is the cost of oil. This won't help.