For many years the U.S. government imposed quotas on cheap, Middle Eastern oil imports. The U.S. consumer consequently paid $3 billion more per year for oil products. A likely rationale for such a policy is
a. people in the oil industry deserved the transfer.
b. conservation.
c. one cannot be dependent on foreign supplies of so crucial a resource.
d. American oil was of higher quality and deserved a higher price.
c
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