That's pretty much exactly the problem. The usage of oil (gasoline) has been subsidized to ridiculous levels, which has squandered the country's natural resour

That's pretty much exactly the problem. The usage of oil (gasoline) has been subsidized to ridiculous levels, which has squandered the country's natural resource wealth. We all need to view our natural resources as a fixed and limited asset, to be used to boost ourselves up to sustainable energy production methods. But that is not politically expedient.