Which of the following two mutually-exclusive choices is your top priority for energy to run your automobile:

Either:

A - Cheaper gasoline starting now, so you can drive at least 20% more miles on $30 worth of gasoline.

Or:

B – Eventual independence from foreign oil, so our kids and grandkids can be free of the baggage that goes with dependence on it.

Which is your top priority: A, or B?

No pressure; take your time. And while you’re thinking, here’s a helpful quote from the recent past by Saudi Arabia’s Sheik Yamani, when asked how the oil age might end:

The stone age didn’t end because we ran out of stones.

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