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**Peertantyb** · 04-23-2011, 12:59 AM

We have less refining capacity today than we did when Carter was president.

It makes it far more profitable for the oil companies, every time there is a refinery outage, they get to raise the price.

Sorry our refineries are doing just fine, do you see any shortage of gas at the pump? Again it's not the refineries it our dependence on foreign oil. And sending 500+ billion to foreign countries to buy that oil and all the jobs that go with it. But you liberals don't care about jobs as oil is evil, nor do you care about sending 500+ billion a yr to countries to buy their oil. And worse you don't care that these countries control our economy as they control the price of oil. But hey this is all OK with you and your liberal friend.

Announcing we are going to drill in ANWAR wouldn't move the price of oil a nickel, there isn't that much oil in ANWAR. You did not read my post. I repeat, if we announced that we are opening up our own oil reserves such as ANWAR, offshore of our coasts, and others the price of oil would go down upon that announcement.

This country needs to be rebuilt, too much of it's infrastructure is designed to burn a lot of oil. We need to get over the fact that we aren't an oil rich nation, were are a user, not a supplier, and the thing that every user nation must do, is to tax oil heavily, to encourage alternatives. Of course that's a liberal answer that pushes the cost of goods higher and pushes companies offshore. Liberals just don't get it. Energy is a major cost of production and high energy cost kills an economy. Yeah a liberal idea is to tax oil heavily to kill the economy. Good one.

And it will require the government to lead, and to spend on infrastructure, or to be the big loser in global economics with the most energy inefficient infrastructure to go along with the most inefficient health care system. Obama can't lead anything he is a follower. And to your "spend on infrastructure" is nothing more than another stimulus package. And you want to tax oil heavily so that would drive a spike right in the heart of our economy. Do you not know that everyone is scared that these oil prices may take this country back into a recession and you want to tax oil heavily. Now I could say some things here, but I will hold my tongue.

04-23-2011, 12:59 AM	#21
Peertantyb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	We have less refining capacity today than we did when Carter was president. It makes it far more profitable for the oil companies, every time there is a refinery outage, they get to raise the price. Sorry our refineries are doing just fine, do you see any shortage of gas at the pump? Again it's not the refineries it our dependence on foreign oil. And sending 500+ billion to foreign countries to buy that oil and all the jobs that go with it. But you liberals don't care about jobs as oil is evil, nor do you care about sending 500+ billion a yr to countries to buy their oil. And worse you don't care that these countries control our economy as they control the price of oil. But hey this is all OK with you and your liberal friend. Announcing we are going to drill in ANWAR wouldn't move the price of oil a nickel, there isn't that much oil in ANWAR. You did not read my post. I repeat, if we announced that we are opening up our own oil reserves such as ANWAR, offshore of our coasts, and others the price of oil would go down upon that announcement. This country needs to be rebuilt, too much of it's infrastructure is designed to burn a lot of oil. We need to get over the fact that we aren't an oil rich nation, were are a user, not a supplier, and the thing that every user nation must do, is to tax oil heavily, to encourage alternatives. Of course that's a liberal answer that pushes the cost of goods higher and pushes companies offshore. Liberals just don't get it. Energy is a major cost of production and high energy cost kills an economy. Yeah a liberal idea is to tax oil heavily to kill the economy. Good one. And it will require the government to lead, and to spend on infrastructure, or to be the big loser in global economics with the most energy inefficient infrastructure to go along with the most inefficient health care system. Obama can't lead anything he is a follower. And to your "spend on infrastructure" is nothing more than another stimulus package. And you want to tax oil heavily so that would drive a spike right in the heart of our economy. Do you not know that everyone is scared that these oil prices may take this country back into a recession and you want to tax oil heavily. Now I could say some things here, but I will hold my tongue.
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