Registered: 03/16/02
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Originally Posted By: flicka
Originally Posted By: ghoti
The main argument in favor of cutting back on our oil consumption should be so we can stop sending our money to the Middle-east, where a lot of it is likely helping to fund Islamic radicals and terrorists.
Absolutely!
I would love to see homes & neighborhoods become self-sufficient.
the only way we will be is to drill on our own
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Registered: 04/06/00
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Loc: SLO County, CA - 66.122.77.142
Originally Posted By: lazer
the only way we will be is to drill on our own
As a national oil company? My only problem with Obama allowing new offshore drilling is that it will be exported. I see no sense in selling off a limited, valuable resource.
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Registered: 04/06/00
Posts: 24616
Loc: SLO County, CA - 66.122.77.142
Originally Posted By: lazer
i guess i think if we drilled our own we'd only supply the united states with no need for overseas oil?
is that a unrealistic goal? or a dream?
what would be the drawbacks?
or is it cheaper to subcontract companies to drill?
At this time it is unrealistic & a dream. I actually don't have a problem with allowing oil companies to drill IF we charged them a fair price for leases and got a percent of the profit. As it is now, they take billions of dollars out of our supply at practically no charge from us. In fact, we have even been known to GIVE the oil companies money as an incentive to pump our oil out of the ground.
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Neither did you, Lazer, neither did you.
