Reply #5: Exactly. [View All]

[Captain Angry]

But if a politician is going to be given a big bag of money, they might be more likely to propose a huge incentive program (from our tax dollars) to give some supplier a way to build a whole new refinery. Now, whether or not the refinery ever goes on line is another thing.

No supplier would spend their profits on expansion / upgrades if it didn't lead to more profit. Limited capacity increases their profits. So, my guess is that we're going to see somebody propose we just give a refinery to some company since it would create jobs, etc.