“That’s why they need oil.”

It’s a win–win situation no matter how you look at it.” The levers that regulate the inhales and exhales of wealth would fall solely to the food industry, the banks, and the U.S. tax system. And if people can manage their spending and control their credit? That leaves only two tools: food and taxes. Raise food prices, and they risk riots. Raise taxes—again—without giving anything back, and they trigger revolution. That’s why they need oil.