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My question is what make anyone think if the oil companies were able to drill off the coast gas would be any cheaper? They would still ultimately be in charge of prices. Would they keep prices lower out of the kindness of their hearts or still attempt to make every penny possible?
what does it matter? oil is priced and sold on a GLOBAL market, no?It's not "American" oil.
We don't really know what the effect on the markets would be, and this has to be weighed against environmental concerns. If offshore drilling were to only marginally slow the rate of increase in the cost of oil, it is a normative question whether this balances the environmental risks and the risks that it will reduce incentives towards conservation and alternative fuels development. I don't know the answer, but I am not sure that anyone does.
Long-term and short-term are obviously relative. Perhaps when talking about energy and environmental policy, a decade is the short-term.
No, it's not irrelevant. It's indicative of the complete fucking faulure your presidential choices have proven to be. But, I find it three shades of rich that W bumper sticker wielding republicans NOW claim that they didn't vote for Bush. Indeed, thats some good mojo right there.
Sorry charlie. No one is going to buy this silly little adolescent deflection at the dems. Further, again, the free market cult on your side of the spectrum was predicting this as a matter of the market normalizing itself globally two years ago when gas prices REALLY started lining the pockets of oil ceos. Don't blame me out of desperation, dude. Pick a better candidate next time.
I tell you what, PR. Why don't you find a cost/benefit study on drilling for oil in and around the US. How much will it cost,who will pay for it, how long it will take to actually produce any oil, what the impact on the economies of various states will be, what the impact on the environment will be--then get back to us and we'll discuss it.
My question is what make anyone think if the oil companies were able to drill off the coast gas would be any cheaper? They would still ultimately be in charge of prices. Would they keep prices lower out of the kindness of their hearts or still attempt to make every penny possible?
I tell you what, PR. Why don't you find a cost/benefit study on drilling for oil in and around the US. How much will it cost,who will pay for it, how long it will take to actually produce any oil, what the impact on the economies of various states will be, what the impact on the environment will be--then get back to us and we'll discuss it.
My question is what make anyone think if the oil companies were able to drill off the coast gas would be any cheaper? They would still ultimately be in charge of prices. Would they keep prices lower out of the kindness of their hearts or still attempt to make every penny possible?
My question is what make anyone think if the oil companies were able to drill off the coast gas would be any cheaper? They would still ultimately be in charge of prices. Would they keep prices lower out of the kindness of their hearts or still attempt to make every penny possible?
Shogun,
I've know PR for several years and he is NOT a Bush fan. The mentality of "you slam Dems so you're a Bush or McLame fan" is getting old, and it's pointless. He supported Tancredo in the primaries and said fuck it when Tancredo dropped.
I've gotten the same shit recently and Bush as far as I'm concerned turned his back on conservatives, and the GOP has the done the same with "Not enough of One or the Other What is He Really?" McLame.
But I'll vote AGAINST that idiot Obama.
Maybe it's time to do some horse trading with the power mongers who work for big oil and who basically control this administration lock stock and barrell.
A simple, we'll let you drill is we get the investment (BIG MONEY", none of this pittance crap) to get people OFF the carbon addiction.
Some negotiation....why would oil companies want to have a hand in their own demise?