So if USA is producing so much oil why is it not able to pay for things like Healthcare? Presumably oil coming out of the ground is free. Where is that money going?
We have 'better' things to spend money on, like 'defense' (/s).
> Presumably oil coming out of the ground is free.
It's not free, it costs money to discover, extract, transport, process into anything usable, transport again, etc.
> Where is that money going?
Probably the companie(s) that discover, extract, transport, process, transport, etc. And their shareholders. And politician friends.