Oh yeah, government running the refinieries is really going to get things straightened out. Always does. Look at the DMV. Your local metro system? Health Care? Border control?
The refineries are NOT the problem. They are running at near capacity. We are importing gasoline as well as oil because we can’t refine enough oil. We need more refineries, and we need to reduce the number of fuel blends from 20+ to 2 or 3.
The refineries are NOT the problem. They are running at near capacity.
well that is problem now isn't it...the refineries are running efficient so what happens when gov. controls a business...that's right it goes south in a hurry.. I think that is the plan...destroy the oil companies by killing the refineries
This line is being highlighted quite a bit, but note it says to control the inventory, not prices. You are correct that the refineries are running near capacity already. They are talking about controlling the flow of inventory, when there is no need to control it.
They mean to ration it. They have voted 3 times in the past month to not allow drilling, so the only thing they can do is ration it. And their constituencies are cheering them on claiming this isn't socialism/nazism/fascism. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3358330 see post 25.
We need President Bush/Cheney to respond to this in a clear enumerated response demonstrating the nonsense and danger of the Socialists proposal. The White House could start with the 4 bills voted down along party lines, highlight Venezuela's true cost for their gasoline subsidies, and then President Bush should overturn his Father's executive order.