Why is there an oil shortage?

A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in America.
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Well, there's a very simple answer.
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical.
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Our OIL is located in ~~~> Alaska ~~~> California ~~~> Oklahoma and Texas...


Our
DIPSTICKS
are located in
Washington DC