Quote from Rearden Metal:
I'll tell you why this dream of $20 oil is so important, and it's not just because I'd love to see our wife-beating, self-exploding Islamic friends pound sand:
IMO, oil prices are one of the main reasons why America is no longer America anymore, and the economic opportunities are nothing like they used to be just a decade or two ago. You have countless trillion$ getting sucked out of our economy and getting shipped straight into the hands of unfriendly foreigners. I don't know about you, but most of the people I know are going through some pretty tough times right now, with their money tighter than it ever was before. If we ever hope to see a return of the good old days in this country, $20 oil would be a tremendous first step in the right direction.