[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Thanks to our fracking, we can afford to put a tariff on imported oil.

And probably we should do that.

We need not, and should not tolerate having our oil industry jerked around.

[Enlightened1]

Agree to off set it.

[Ceebass]

we can afford to put a tariff on imported oil....

I agree. The sauds are taking a page from JD Rockefeller.

If the price of crude stays below $45 for an extended period, US frackers will close down.

Let the sauds try to give away their oil. There’s not much demand for it these days.

[nickcarraway]

Tariffs don’t work. They didn’t work when Obama tried it. They didn’t work when Bush tried it. They didn’t work to prevent the great depression.