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> used a stick in the sand to babble
>> When it comes to the ME, or anywhere else for that matter, we should
>> mind our own business. Unless there is a broad international
>> consensus and unity among leading states and the UN.
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>Certainly we can, but if you were a politician, would you be wiling to
>take the blame for a recession caused by energy shortages and expenses?
Not even if I'd contributed to the problem which Wa****ngton has
consistently done since Reagan.
>Our involvement in the Middle East is based on dealing with the oil
>providers; it's business. And then some kook like Osama comes along
>saying we have no business dealing with his government as if he owned
>the country himself. Should we pander and placate such people? Because
>I'm sure if you look around hard enough, there are always going to be
>people in the Middle East or elsewhere that don't want us conducting
>business with people of their country. Considering oil is the lifeblood
>of our economy as well as our way of life, I don't know that your
>suggestion would sit so well with your fellow citizens. How would $6.00
>per gallon of gasoline affect your life?
I'd cut back on other things. I'd pay down the Christmas credit
balances slower. I have no problem with gas going up like that. I
think it's a good thing. I believe that having one, single commodity
as im****tant to a society as oil is to ours is a bad thing. I'd love
to see Americans wean ourselves off our oil addiction, develop energy
alternatives, develop lifestyle changes that reduce energy consumption
and reduce the effects of energy production and use on the
environment.
> How about your children's?
>How about your job or your company? When oil goes up, all fuels go up.
And we adjust and we adapt. We survive and prosper. We'll create new
industries and dominate the future with new technologies. The oil
life is the past and living in the past is never the best choice.
>Well, perhaps you are in a position in life where you have this extra
>money.
I'm a wage slave like most people. I don't own my home. I don't
believe it's government's job to baby sit us but I do believe it's
government's job to empower us and to assist us when we need it.
> But what about the products you purchase from your store? They
>will have to pay extra for heat in the winter as well as additional
>delivery costs for products that get transferred to you with increased
>prices. How about your public school and government buildings? They
>too will have to raise taxes to pay for their gasoline and natural gas.
And taxes will go up and things will get expensive and inflation will
piss us all off until we begin to realize how much cheaper our
mortgages and other debts seem to be. When prices go up, stop
shopping and pay down devaluing debt. When prices flatten, go
shopping!
Swill
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