Gas prices are climbing. Large amounts of OUR oil are exported as diesel because it sells for more overseas. We could drop 15% of our oil imports if we quit exporting it. (Forbes Magazine) Our oil should stay here. When it is sold elsewhere as diesel for higher prices, we compete for our own oil. It is a national resource. The situation is a national scandal. “As the economy slows, there is less demand for energy and prices should fall. But that assumes the supply isn't affected by removing excess inventory from the marketplace. Events played out a little differently in late 2008 as the world's financial system teetered on the brink of collapse." (Consumer affairs.com) Gas prices go up, driving up other prices. Can tax penalties, export tariffs, or bans on exporting oil be enacted?
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