Excellent point...and the US oil companies have not only made the lifestyle Veggo enjoys possible, they have done it more efficiently than any other nation could have, keeping the cost far below what it could be.
The Democratic Socialists are always ranting about the evil "Big Business", but not only does supply and demand apply across the board for products in the way you describe, but who else but huge corporations can possibly meet the increasingly outrageous demands placed of their beloved labor unions, and still manage to remain in business???