> So if USA is producing so much oil why is it not able to pay for things like Healthcare? We have 'better' things to spend money on, like 'defense' (/s). > P

> So if USA is producing so much oil why is it not able to pay for things like Healthcare? We have 'better' things to spend money on, like 'defense' (/s). > Presumably oil coming out of the ground is free. It's not free, it costs money to discover, extract, transport, process into anything usable, transport again, etc. > Where is that money going? Probably the companie(s) that discover, extract, transport, process, transport, etc. And their shareholders. And politician friends.