Things have changed. A lot of states&#x27; new and old oil industry experiences a contraction at prices that low.<p>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.<p>It also should not be the responsibility of politicians to promise cheap gasoline. It might be a quick political victory when it&#x27;s easy to promise, but it leads to bad policies when it gets complicated.