OPEC can't and won't replace supply if Iran is attacked. - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

likwid · 07-11-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I don't know...thats a tad more complicated than looking to see which shoe says "L" and which shoe says "R"

Nebe · 07-11-2008, 12:30 PM

natural gas and electric is going up 20% in RI as of yesterday.. aaarrrrg/

Bronko · 07-11-2008, 01:03 PM

Everyone calm down. Obama will save us. Hope and Change go a long way with oil speculators and arabs.

zacs · 07-11-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronko

Everyone calm down. Obama will save us. Hope and Change go a long way with oil speculators and arabs.

good point... everything is going so well now, why would anyone want change????

RIJIMMY · 07-11-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by zacs

good point... everything is going so well now, why would anyone want change????

Zac is getting political....uh oh

Rockport24 · 07-11-2008, 01:02 PM

you know even if US companies got complete control of a lot of those oil fields in the middle east or drilled up a bunch offshore and in ANWR, all the oil still goes into the global market for trade, so it's not like it would be directly beneficial to us as consumers, it would A LOT more beneficial to anyone who holds stock in oil companies though
the US would have to get to a point where ALL it's oil came from it's own resources so we could break away from the foreign market.
That would take more than just a few wars I imagine.

spence · 07-11-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockport24

you know even if US companies got complete control of a lot of those oil fields in the middle east or drilled up a bunch offshore and in ANWAR, all the oil still goes into the global market for trade, so it's not like it would be directly beneficial to us as consumers, it would A LOT more beneficial to anyone who holds stock in oil companies though
the US would have to get to a point where ALL it's oil came from it's own resources so we could break away from the foreign market.
That would take more than just a few wars I imagine.

That's why many countries with large reserves have been nationalizing their resources.

-spence

Rockport24 · 07-11-2008, 01:35 PM

hmmm interesting, you mean not putting their oil into the market? ohh nevermind, you mean like Venezuela? Unfortunately, even in the US did have the reserves I think it's a lost cause.

zacs · 07-11-2008, 01:52 PM

This is what happens when I don't fish for a month.....

I normally try to stay out of this stuff... and I am not an Obama supporter.

But what option do we have at this point? Who can support another 4 years of policy that even closely resembles what we have been going through for the past 8????

Joe · 07-11-2008, 02:54 PM

You think the economy is bad now - wait until people have to deal with heating bills this winter.

Mr. Sandman · 07-11-2008, 03:44 PM

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You think the economy is bad now - wait until people have to deal with heating bills this winter.

You are right... I think many can tough out the gas for the family car during the summer but heat in the winter is a must. A lot of families in up state NY, and through out Northern NE will freeze to death this year as burring $5+ oil is not an option for most. You will see make shift wood burning stoves light many a house on fire and people will indeed die.
They got what they wanted...high prices, panic and despair around the election. Congrats.

RIJIMMY · 07-11-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by zacs

This is what happens when I don't fish for a month.....

I normally try to stay out of this stuff... and I am not an Obama supporter.

But what option do we have at this point? Who can support another 4 years of policy that even closely resembles what we have been going through for the past 8????

I have too much respect for you to see you get pulled into this......