[richw]

I read in Popular Mechanics that if everything was 40MPG that would equal all the oil bought from the towel heads and Venezuela.

I wince when I say this but a larger interpretation of the Governments role is to protect the public fromexplotive situations that the individual can not control.

Government lease Anwar California, Florida so oil companies can sell into the USA at 2 times there producer cost which even in the far north would mean 45 to 50 dollar pricing.