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Old 05-10-2008, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Space_Coyote View Post
I love this idea. I mean, the BEST way to achieve energy independence is to tax the hell out of profits made by American companies while barring any oil exploration in our own country, BRILLIANT. Next, let's raise the minimum wage to an uncompetitve global level, spend more on social programs that are demonstrably bankrupting the country, and restrict free trade to cause inflationary economics. IT'S GOT TO WORK!!!


/sarcasm
The oil companies haven't shown any desire to achieve energy independence yet... why should they when they are raking in money hand over fist, bringing the economy to it's knees...

and spacey? What is bankrupting us now more than anything else, is bush's war in Iraq... almost a trillion dollars have been wasted there... for what? to kill a man who wasn't threatening us? that was pretty stupid if you ask me, and even if you didn't, I still think it was stupid to invade Iraq.
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