I can understand abandoning the oil windfall profits tax, and I dare say I'm glad he did. I would assume it's on the table in future, but oil has plummeted like... well, like an oil drill. It simply wouldn't be worth the political fight to put that through. That said, he's said he is still pushing to eliminate the subsidies, as well he should. We definitely don't need to subsidize an industry that pollutes the world, starves energy innovation and funds the dangerous megalomaniacal leaders in Venezuela, Iran, Russia, Alaska, etc.
