But the new story about oil is the government doesn't have to force us to do painful things to get off oil -- not just incrementally, but completely -- quite the contrary. The United States, for example, can completely eliminate its use of oil and rejuvenate the economy at the same time, led by business for profit, because it's so much cheaper to save and substitute for the oil than to keep on buying it.
Ali nova priča o nafti jest da nas vlada ne mora tjerati na bolne postupke kako bi se riješili nafte -- i to ne djelomično, već potpuno -- upravo suprotno. SAD, na primjer, mogu potpuno eliminirati svoju potrebu za naftom i istovremeno potaknuti ekonomiju, pod vodstvom poslovnog svijeta, jer je puno jeftinije štedjeti i zamijeniti naftu nego je nastaviti kupovati.