George W. The Racketeer and the price of gas
>With gas hovering around $4.00 a gallon for the cheap grade, it's long past time where under normal circumstances, the government would have stepped in and done something.
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Anyone who has ever discussed with me the issue of government price control knows that normally I don't believe in government influence on prices whatsoever, but the price of gas is already being affected by the government in the form of a crooked administration that is heavily invested in the oil industry. And Bush and his oil racketeer buddies have been negligent in building the refineries needed to process oil into gas. On purpose. And now they have it the way they want it: We pump more money into their pockets without the oil companies having to invest in those pesky, expensive refineries and the workers required to run them. Pretty slick, huh?
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"If we charge it, the sheep will pay it. Baaaaahhhh. Baaaaaaaaahhh."
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So you can forget the government stepping in at least for the next few months. Expect fuel costs to remain high and for the welfare of families to be impacted, not only via the per-gallon price of gas, but also by the trickle-down effect on food prices, the struggling airline, vacation and hospitality industries, and people cutting all unnecessary travel, right down to dining out and going to shows and movies.
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And when we cut back, what happens? Corporations see their profits and dividends dwindle, and they start cutting production, laying off workers and closing factories. One doesn't need to be a Rhodes Scholar to figure out that if things don't change very soon, we're screwed with a capital F (thanks for that one, Donald).
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I have two solutions:
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Solution #1: We've paid over $500 billion to fund the Iraq Quagmire, with no end in sight. I think it's time we declare that the United States now owns the Iraqi oilfields and that effective immediately, gas will be sold at 99 cents a gallon. Period. And any country that doesn't like it can do two things: 1) Nothing, and 2) Like it. Really, screw everybody else. What's the good in being the world's only superpower if we can't tell the rest of civilization to fuck off every now and then?
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Solution #2: Remember that the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) was added to the Constitution not to protect us from each other, but to protect us all from an overreaching, corrupt Federal Government. So let's revolt and hold Bush and his Oil Cronies in Washington responsible. Grab your lanterns and pitchforks, people. Mobilize. Take this country and the control of its destiny back from the career politicians and special interest groups and return it to the trust of honorable men and women who would serve for the love of this once-great nation and not for their individual power and profit.
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We have to do something fast. We're running out of time.
>And when we cut back, what happens? Corporations see their profits and dividends dwindle, and they start cutting production, laying off workers and closing factories. One doesn't need to be a Rhodes Scholar to figure out that if things don't change very soon, we're screwed with a capital F (thanks for that one, Donald).
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I have two solutions:
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Solution #1: We've paid over $500 billion to fund the Iraq Quagmire, with no end in sight. I think it's time we declare that the United States now owns the Iraqi oilfields and that effective immediately, gas will be sold at 99 cents a gallon. Period. And any country that doesn't like it can do two things: 1) Nothing, and 2) Like it. Really, screw everybody else. What's the good in being the world's only superpower if we can't tell the rest of civilization to fuck off every now and then?
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Solution #2: Remember that the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) was added to the Constitution not to protect us from each other, but to protect us all from an overreaching, corrupt Federal Government. So let's revolt and hold Bush and his Oil Cronies in Washington responsible. Grab your lanterns and pitchforks, people. Mobilize. Take this country and the control of its destiny back from the career politicians and special interest groups and return it to the trust of honorable men and women who would serve for the love of this once-great nation and not for their individual power and profit.
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We have to do something fast. We're running out of time.
"RICO! RICO! RICO!"
posted by Brian @ 5/24/2008
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2 Comments:
I have been to 2 countries that effectively told the OPEC bastards to pond sand: Switzerland and Brazil.
In 2001 while playing @ Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano, I noticed every large passenger van used to transport the talent was a hybrid. For a pic of one of these go to http://www.bluestobop.ch/btb01/foto/BtoB010005.jpg..You'll see the van I am referring to.
The promoter drove some large Ford ( Navigator, maybe?)that was not a hybrid, and for the 'pleasure' of having his huge, non gas efficient car, he had to pay an enormous luxury tax. However, if he switched to a hybrid, he got a tax credit. Once the European manufacturers figured out to make it work, by 2001, already 15% of every vehicle on the road was a hybrid. Lord only knows how many are ote now.
Brazil retrofitted thier car's ( or got Detroit to, IDK ) with sugar cane produced ethanol.
The point is, by reducing thier supply needs by 10-15% they scared the crap out of OPEC, and in doing so, got better petroleum negotiations. At least that' what I was told.
Glad to see you in the DJ business. WTG!
the day the SUV mommies and uber jetset stars and everyday regular joes use public transit or buy hybrid or JUST CARPOOL, it will tell me someone's serious about change. The greenies don't want you to drill anywhere -- not even another hole in their head.
High gas prices suck. can americans buy hybrids?? some do. (maybe more demand equals more hybrids ?)
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