Things have changed. A lot of states' new and old oil industry experiences a contraction at prices that low. Alaskan residents used to get cut a check, but tha

Things have changed. A lot of states' new and old oil industry experiences a contraction at prices that low. Alaskan residents used to get cut a check, but that might be going away due to budget shortfalls. Then you have plenty of lost jobs in the shale states. It also should not be the responsibility of politicians to promise cheap gasoline. It might be a quick political victory when it's easy to promise, but it leads to bad policies when it gets complicated.