Finance committee  The U.S. is the biggest right now, but I would say that OPEC is the dominant producer for sure.

Finance committee  Twenty.

Finance committee  Is that bad or good?

Finance committee  Well, because of the U.S. now becoming dominant, and that's Shell oil.

Finance committee  I don't have a specific number, but yes.

Finance committee  They're for 2010.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  I can't really determine to what extent they might change, but I would suspect that in the Department of Finance, just as a matter of course, they would be looking at these kinds of calculations because they're important for their analysis.

Finance committee  Well, I think they could be put in budget documents. There's quite a bit of good analysis and data in these budget documents. I think economists and people like you would find it useful, and it wouldn't be very difficult to do that.

Finance committee  I don't think economists have all the answers either.

Finance committee  I'm an economist and I don't predict political events in the Middle East.

Finance committee  In my mind, yes, I do.

Finance committee  No. I think there's a broader public good decision here, a public policy decision about taxation and the role of government and the nature of government and how governments operate in society.

Finance committee  That's what the chairman essentially intends to do. I think once that ends, the question becomes, how long will it be before they raise interest rates?

Finance committee  Yes.