Bee,
Gasoline was the commodity Ken claimed to be subsidized. You can subsidize it until the cows come home and it is meaningless because the market determines the price people are willing to pay for it worldwide. All you need is a tanker, storage farm and chain of distribution and you too can have ~$2.67/gallon unleaded gasoline. The price can be easily check on commodity exchanges.
It was the Dukes, it was the Dukes.
