What's in a barrel of oil

What's in a barrel of oil
Originally uploaded by rllayman

Using data from the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, and an estimate of $2 billion/day for the cost of the Iraq War, there is an additional cost of $2.89 per gallon of oil product distilled from one barrel of oil (I think I used 42 gallons, the official EIA figure).

Since the U.S. federal excise tax for gasoline is 18 cents/gallon, I don't think the cost of this aspect of maintaining the asphalt nation is adequately covered...