wiseones2cents
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It would be resolved if the protestors outnumbered the police and won. You think the police would engage in all out war against the citizens? Think again.
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It would be resolved if the protestors outnumbered the police and won. You think the police would engage in all out war against the citizens? Think again.
Dixie - In Memoriam
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Ahhh you naive boy. You dont think they can solve the problem? Why would they? You ndont think theyt can solve the problem of outsourcing or China's manipulation of currency? Of course they can but they would be hurting their own bank accounts!If the people dont get right out nasty, why should they do anything? They try to law low until it blows over and continue to pillage.
Can you explain why in Canada the gas went from 40 cents a GALLON to $1.50 a liter in a few decades? It went from 49 cents a liter to $1.50 in less then 15 years? Man we must have been having these shortages for decades!
OH and your drill baby drill signature? Drill baby drill makes profits for oil companies on tax payer dollars via corporate welfare which has NOT lowered the cost of gas at the pumps one iota.
I'm not the naive one here. No, I don't think they can solve the problem, that's self evident, the problem isn't solved! Why would they? well, you tell me.... Why would any politician who had the power to do so, make gas prices lower? To get re-elected, dumbass! So the fact is, they CAN'T make this happen, if they could, they'd be doing it all the time, and gas would be about .25 a gallon! Outsourcing and China manipulating currency, have absolutely nothing to do with this conversation or issue, you threw them in to distract from the fact you have no substance to prove your naive point.
I hate to break this to you, but in order for us to have an ample supply of gasoline, at any kind of reasonable price at all, the oil companies HAVE to make a profit! If we continue to do things to supposedly "punish" the oil companies, it will only drive prices higher, this is basic business, but liberals are totally illiterate when it comes to business. You see, to a liberal, all these mandates and regulations we put on oil companies, are part of their "punishment" for profiting from selling gas. Apparently, liberals believe the extra money it takes to comply with all this shit, comes out of CEO bonuses and executive pay, but in reality, that's not what happens at all. In reality, every little thing your liberal pea-brains can think up to "punish" the oil companies, ends up costing the consumer at point of sale. You want lower prices? Get the government the fuck outta the way!
Dixie - In Memoriam
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Man we must have been having these shortages for decades!
What we HAVE had for decades, is liberal democrat nit-wits passing regulation after regulation and mandate after mandate for the oil companies to comply with, because liberal democrats are jealous of oil companies making profits, and they believe this will punish them. The bottom line is, 40 years of liberal democrat 'punishment' has resulted in massively high gas prices. In other words, your idea doesn't work, it FAILS!
What we HAVE had for decades, is liberal democrat nit-wits passing regulation after regulation and mandate after mandate for the oil companies to comply with, because liberal democrats are jealous of oil companies making profits, and they believe this will punish them. The bottom line is, 40 years of liberal democrat 'punishment' has resulted in massively high gas prices. In other words, your idea doesn't work, it FAILS!
LOL - what a completely ridiculous, wrong & crazy statement.
Dixie - In Memoriam
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LOL - what a completely ridiculous, wrong & crazy statement.
Well it's just too bad you don't have a fucking thing but your word to back that up!
Well it's just too bad you don't have a fucking thing but your word to back that up!
Sure, Dix - just like your contention that 40 years of liberal policies have resulted in high gas prices.
Is that "backup"? Can I try that with whatever problem comes up..."it's the Republicans! It's years of conservative policies!"
Dixie - In Memoriam
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Sure, Dix - just like your contention that 40 years of liberal policies have resulted in high gas prices.
Is that "backup"? Can I try that with whatever problem comes up..."it's the Republicans! It's years of conservative policies!"
Why is it, you pinheads will practically condemn someone on speculation if they killed a minority, but for the most obvious shit in the world, you require proof? That has always baffled me about pinheads! I mean, if you were consistent, I would understand, some people are gullible and believe anything, and other people have to be convinced with evidence, but pinheads can jump back and forth depending on what side of an issue they are on.... I have never understood this.
Is it true or false: The past 40 years, Congresses controlled by Democrats have passed environmental regulations, restrictions and mandates, for oil drilling and refining companies operating in the United States? Is it true or false: Liberal pinheads have led the charge for cleaner air, by mandating region/season specific gas formulas? Is it true or false: These things actually cost money to do? Is it true or false: Liberals are currently waging a class war against "Big Oil" and the profits they make?
Until you can rationally explain how an oil company can absorb the cost of mandates, regulations, fees, etc., placed on them by the government, without it effecting the price of their product, then my point is made and you have nothing.
Dixie - In Memoriam
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Environmental regulations....good heavens! How is it that we can't trust profit-centric oil companies to police themselves when it comes to good environmental policy?
Who said anything about oil companies policing themselves? Who said anything about not having ANY environmental regulation? I certainly didn't say that, I was merely making an honest observation about the reason gas prices are high. The other idgit wanted to cry to government to do something, and I pointed out that it's government's own fault and actions which have created the problem. We elected people who voted to regulate and restrict, and pass mandates and penalties, fines and fees, surcharges and excises, on and on and on.... because nimrod liberals thought this was the best way to make the dirty old oil companies clean up the environment! The result is $4 a gallon gas! Business 101!
But Liberals are CLUELESS when it comes to business and how it works. Here is an analogy for this OP: We've chosen to stay at a 5-star resort hotel in New York, we've ordered room service like we're Mick Jagger and Paris Hilton on a weekend romp, We've taken advantage of the spa, the personal massages, continental breakfast, and happy hour. So we get our bill and, of course, it is through the roof. Now comes the poster of this OP saying.... These hotels are outrageous, the government needs to step in and do something about this! Do you get my point? It's not the hotel's fault, it's not that hotels, in general, have to be that expensive. It's because of what level of service you demanded... i.e.; seasonal formulas, EPA mandates, environmental impact studies, etc. You wanted all this shit, you demanded it, and now we have it, and the cost of it all is reflected in the price we pay at the pump.
The 'solution' here, is not to DEMAND government MAKE the oil companies sell us cheap gas! The 'solution' is to get government out of the way and let oil companies do what they know how to do. If government wants to help, it can ease restrictions on domestic drilling, lift some of the stupid EPA mandates on fuel formulas and the idiotic seasonal/regional mixture bullshit, we don't need THAT as much as we need the savings! If your fucking hotel bill is too high, you have to cut back on the room service! Demanding MORE room service, is NOT going to fix the problem!