EDIT to above: I, of course, shamefully erred in basic arithmetic. 135 billion gallons of gas and $4 billion in "subsidies" means ~$0.03 per gallon, not $0.34.

EDIT to above: I, of course, shamefully erred in basic arithmetic. 135 billion gallons of gas and $4 billion in "subsidies" means ~$0.03 per gallon, not $0.34. Only reinforces my point of course by a factor of ten, of course, but still quite embarrassing.