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Old 05-17-2012, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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This situation perfectly illustrates the foolishness of believing the mere act of opening more public lands to oil exploration will automatically ensure an ample/less-costly supply of oil to the US. Without regulation ( say the right) these companies will sell to the highest bidder, be it the US, China, or even al Qaeda for that matter.
Who are "these companies?"
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Old 05-17-2012, 10:25 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Niagara Falls ON.
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It is not a 'free market' when state actors are involved in the transaction.


No thanks.
No, you would rather not do anything at all, just complain, complain and complain some more. Developed countries all over the world welcome foreign investments without hysteria. It's just too much to expect the same from the USA where everything is hysterical.

It's like a bunch of kindergarten kids fighting over a crayon. I mean, when something like the issue of birth control becomes hysterical in this day and age, what do you have???? Looney tunes for sure!!!!!!
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Old 05-17-2012, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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I see something very wrong with all this, but regretfully the
author is not asking why things are going wrong in the US.
Because they are severely F-d Up!
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Old 05-17-2012, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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No, you would rather not do anything at all, just complain, complain and complain some more. Developed countries all over the world welcome foreign investments without hysteria. It's just too much to expect the same from the USA where everything is hysterical.

It's like a bunch of kindergarten kids fighting over a crayon. I mean, when something like the issue of birth control becomes hysterical in this day and age, what do you have???? Looney tunes for sure!!!!!!
Uhm.... what exactly was I complaining about?
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:13 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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I see something very wrong with all this, but regretfully the
author is not asking why things are going wrong in the US.


OK, I have to ask... What is different in this, than BP? which is British.

There are not that many US owned "big" petroleum companies.

Isn't Shell out of Spain?
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Old 05-18-2012, 04:25 AM
 
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It is Royal Dutch Shell.
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