Addicted Nation. Is there a real shortage of oil or is it contrived? I'm in agreement when scientists say the planet is getting warmer and the oil industry could be at fault. I'm a big believer in conspiracies. You can't imagine what real inflation is like if there's a real shortage of oil and not a conspiracy to raise prices artificially. In this country there's a continual struggle for power, those who have it and those who don't. Americans are unwilling to accept we're no longer a great power. We're an unhealthy people. You can't have children killing children.