Posted on 08/31/2005 11:37:33 AM PDT by kddid
I think they are dumb for living IN NYC. Someone should paint a giant bullseye on it for the terrorists. I may have to drive more but a lot of other stuff is a lot cheaper. I know farmers who haul truckloads of fresh produce to NYC because they can get so much more for it there that it's worth the time and expense. Also, if there is another attack, I highly doubt it will be where I live.
Duh, lets put solar power in all of our cars and demand that GM/Ford/Chrysler release their 200 mile per gallon carbs, they have hidden.
Last but not least lets get rid of all the Suvs.
Response to #43.
I love how one can speak of markets forces as well as advocating increased taxation in the same paragraph...
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Amazing to say the least -- the last thing this country needs or can handle is increased taxation, beyond the present levels of confiscatory taxation.
Worldwide demand for oil has increased around 5% in the last two years. During that same time, the price of oil has doubled. Anything about that seem strange to you?
From Forbes: (He's a right winger)
Mr Forbes, editor-in-chief of the influential Forbes business magazine, said inflation and increased demand from China and India only accounted for a small part of the price raise from $US25 to $US30 a barrel three years ago.
"The rest of it is sheer bubble speculation," Mr Forbes said in Sydney at the launch of a business conference.
"I'll be blunt, there's hardly a hedge fund in North America that hasn't speculated on oil futures.
Indeed. Being an advocate for freedom, please tell us why we should or shouldn't.
I believe in free markets
Hmmmm....
But we've got to get serious about technologies that will allow us to maintain our current standard of living while consuming less fuel and giving less money to the terrorists.
Should this be the role of the federal government (synthetic fuels, ethanol etc) or should this be left up to the free market?
We need to _permanently_ lower our domestic consumption to the point where we can supply our energy needs ourself
Can you name any countries that have saved their way to prosperity?
I love how all the free-market analysis out there on these right-wing sites,
And what conservative sites and/or think tanks do you suggest going to for analysis?
President Bush is the first leader in the world to deal with Islamofacism in the only manner that will defeat it.
Bush abandoned free trade? Whatever are you talking about?
Bush abandoned honesty?. I guess what you really meant to say is that Bush lied and people died. Or, was it no blood for oil!?
Then you go on to criticize Bush for opposing gay marriage and protecting traditional family values??!!
You sure you're at the right website? I hope you like cats.
We get more from Mexico and Canada than the Saudis and most all the oil from the Persian Gulf.
Throw in Venezula, also an OPEC member, that is high on the list of individual sources.
The lack of spine of our so called leaders to push the Saudis to stop their wink and nod at Whabbi extremism is what our real problem.
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