On: Where our gasoline comes from

[stefan_]

That doesn't exactly explain it. Plenty of states in the oil business derive either significant tax revenue from it or subsidize it for local consumption. As far as I can tell, the US does neither (actually, it pays subsidies for the exploitation).

[mlindner → stefan_]

There's a federal tax on gasoline and every state taxes it. https://www.investopedia.com/gas-taxes-and-what-you-need-to-...