阿德尔曼认为,美国瓦解石油输出国组织的任何企图都可能失败,或者仅能在短期内收效。重要的是,把石油输出国腰包里的钱转到美国人的口袋里,这种策略可能总有一天会削弱卡特尔石油定价的能力。实行的办法是由政府规定石油进口限额,然后通过密封投标方法把这种进口石油权给予那些石油商。美国政府对每个月进口多少石油才能满足全国的需要量,要作出估计,然后签发石油进口许可证。没有许可证一桶石油也不准进口。正象政府现在出售公债券那样,这些进口石油许可证是以密封投标形式每月在市场出售的。确定的限额过高或过低,可以在下月份内进行调整,这是仅仅需要少数几个人就可以实行的简单制度。当时当选总统卡特的经济工作小组在两年前就曾审查和提出过这个建议,如果当时就采纳他们的忠告的话,今天美国 Adelman believes any attempt by the United States to disrupt the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries may fail or will only take effect in the short term. It is important that the transfer of money from the pockets of the oil-exporting nations into the pockets of Americans may one day be able to weaken the cartel’s pricing power. The solution is to stipulate by the government the quota of oil imports and then to grant those oil rights to those oil traders through sealed bidding. The United States government imports each month how much oil can meet the country’s needs, to make estimates, and then issue a petroleum import license. A barrel of oil is also not allowed to be imported without a permit. Just as the government is now selling public bonds, these imported petroleum licenses are sold on the market on a monthly basis in sealed bids. Determining limits that are too high or too low can be adjusted in the coming months, a simple system that can be implemented with only a handful of people. The Economic Working Group, then elected President Carter, had reviewed and made this proposal two years ago and if at that time adopted their advice, the United States