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Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Ripsnort on May 12, 2004, 08:27:51 AM
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Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Westy on May 12, 2004, 08:40:09 AM
Sooooo transparant.  But I'll play anyway as I'm on a conf call and it's putting me to sleep....

 Why are some people so naive in thinking that they (Joe Public)would be in any way shape or form a benefactor to the US/UK controlling Iraqi oil?

 Have all of you neo-con capitilists gone all softy-socialist suddenly?  

 The buck stops at the top. The oil $$$ does not trickle down for the rich are greedy and self serving. They don't get more powerful wealthier by giving it away to the masses for nothing.  

 Fret not though. Pump prices will come down when it becomes necessary to buy more votes.
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Yeager on May 12, 2004, 08:41:26 AM
NEO-CON-ALERT!

NEO-LIB-SIGHTING!
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Westy on May 12, 2004, 08:43:34 AM
so sayeth the board NEO_JESTER
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: airguard on May 12, 2004, 08:53:53 AM
WTF you guys still using gallons ? :D
What happend with the metric system :confused:
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Ripsnort on May 12, 2004, 08:55:24 AM
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Originally posted by Westy
Sooooo transparant.  But I'll play anyway as I'm on a conf call and it's putting me to sleep....

 Why are some people so naive in thinking that they (Joe Public)would be in any way shape or form a benefactor to the US/UK controlling Iraqi oil?

 Have all of you neo-con capitilists gone all softy-socialist suddenly?  

 The buck stops at the top. The oil $$$ does not trickle down for the rich are greedy and self serving. They don't get more powerful wealthier by giving it away to the masses for nothing.  

 Fret not though. Pump prices will come down when it becomes necessary to buy more votes.


Uhh, the lefties said this war was for oil, Westy.

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The next generation of Berkeley peaceniks gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to demonstrate their opposition to a pending war in Iraq- after school, of course. Armed with protest signs, microphones, and Harry Potter lunch-boxes, elementary and pre-school children demanded city leaders contact President Bush and halt his hawkish "war for oil."
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Ripsnort on May 12, 2004, 08:56:52 AM
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Originally posted by Westy
The buck stops at the top. The oil $$$ does not trickle down for the rich are greedy and self serving. They don't get more powerful wealthier by giving it away to the masses for nothing.  

 


But...but...wouldn't that trickle down work if they could lower the cost of fuel before the election?!  We all know power means more than money, right?! ;)
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Westy on May 12, 2004, 09:03:00 AM
"Uhh, the lefties said this war was for oil, Westy."


  I also think it has been.  But hello it's not about oil for YOU or oil for ME.



 oh.  Do you consider paying $5 less per tank for several weeks  "trickle down" while several heads of corporations make millions and millions more?   That's not trickle down, that's comtempt.
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: nuchpatrick on May 12, 2004, 09:05:21 AM
JEBUS....3.11 for gas.. :rofl
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: straffo on May 12, 2004, 09:10:24 AM
To please Airguard I've made a Euro version
(no I didn't bother to check the maths :D)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1084370937_fuel.jpg)

not really far from the actual cost ...
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: milnko on May 12, 2004, 09:12:54 AM
Them pesky Alaskan Caribou are startin' to look a lot less important now aren't they?
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Ripsnort on May 12, 2004, 09:13:40 AM
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Originally posted by Westy
"Uhh, the lefties said this war was for oil, Westy."


  I also think it has been.  But hello it's not about oil for YOU or oil for ME.



 oh.  Do you consider paying $5 less per tank for several weeks  "trickle down" while several heads of corporations make millions and millions more?   That's not trickle down, that's comtempt.

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
But...but...wouldn't that trickle down work if they could lower the cost of fuel before the election?!  We all know power means more than money, right?! ;)
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: DoctorYO on May 12, 2004, 09:22:05 AM
Give the people the 200,000,000,000.00 (200 billion big number isn't it.) in gas subsidies and then lets see where the price of gas is at....

we save here on gas but then we expend  here on warfare  whaaa.. sounds like fuzzy logic to me..

200,000,000,000 for "bring out the gimp" doesn't seem like a good economic trade off to me...

oh and btw we have a new record deficit @ 46 billion, note thats a 3.9 billion increase since feb..  lets go team....


DoctorYO
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Charon on May 12, 2004, 09:53:53 AM
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Why are some people so naive in thinking that they (Joe Public)would be in any way shape or form a benefactor to the US/UK controlling Iraqi oil?


Exactly. Just like the non OPEC countries sell their oil for the same price as the OPEC countires, and adjust production accordingly. Just like the oil industry has reduced refining capacity to get rid of pesky overcapacity (not in it's best corporate interest), even though it leads to extreme price volitility (higher street prices and higher profits upstream) whenever the infrastructure has a minor glitch.

Now, Rip may be pushing for a regulated market with price controls as part of one of Nash's hidden hijack things.

Charon
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Charon on May 12, 2004, 09:53:53 AM
Ahhh, that's how the double post happens.
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Charon on May 12, 2004, 09:58:15 AM
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But...but...wouldn't that trickle down work if they could lower the cost of fuel before the election?! We all know power means more than money, right?!


It would be kinda hard to hide something like that from the shareholders and the press. The economics are fairly straightforward and plenty of people monitor them -- all the more reason to vote someone out of office even for Republican supporters. Why bother when you can just blame it on OPEC anyways.

Charon
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: Yeager on May 12, 2004, 10:04:55 AM
whats a NEO-WESTY?
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: capt. apathy on May 12, 2004, 10:14:04 AM
can't help you with that one.  I think these political labels are neo-retarded
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: vorticon on May 12, 2004, 10:45:33 AM
just be glad that didnt happen in the winter...
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: airguard on May 12, 2004, 01:31:33 PM
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Originally posted by straffo
To please Airguard I've made a Euro version
(no I didn't bother to check the maths :D)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1084370937_fuel.jpg)

not really far from the actual cost ...


my god 3.11 € = 24,88kr ohhh'boy im glad im living in snoway :D
Title: No Blood For Oil!
Post by: SunKing on May 12, 2004, 01:57:38 PM
gotta love my .5 mile commute. :D