Socialist paradise where water costs more than gas

Bilmes said the United States has spent almost $2 trillion already for the military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq
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http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-28/world/38097452_1_iraq-price-tag-first-gulf-war-veterans
given that the war began in 2003, you can divide that by 10.......she proposes there will be more costs, but doesn't specify how many years that projection covers.....since the cost she projects is in the care of wounded veterans do we amortize that over a forty year life expectancy?.....
 
U.S. oil production has reversed its 30-plus year decline; U.S. imports from OPEC producers have fallen more than 20 percent in the past three years; U.S. natural gas reserves and production are up significantly and prices have dropped 75 percent in the past five years.

The International Energy Agency forecasts that the United States could become the world’s largest oil producer by 2020 and may be energy self-sufficient by 2035.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
 
Big money said:
U.S. oil production has reversed its 30-plus year decline; U.S. imports from OPEC producers have fallen more than 20 percent in the past three years; U.S. natural gas reserves and production are up significantly and prices have dropped 75 percent in the past five years.

The International Energy Agency forecasts that the United States could become the world’s largest oil producer by 2020 and may be energy self-sufficient by 2035.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
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But OPEC sets the prices...and if OPEC is in turmoil, prices go up....you know that.
 
The Dude said:
Your stupid
The cost is what you pay, which is already inflated by a huge tax.
If you are dumb enough to stick with the non economic liberal propaganda, well I can't help you.
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No...you can't think beyond your dividend check....so I can't help you.
 
Steelplate said:
But OPEC sets the prices...and if OPEC is in turmoil, prices go up....you know that.
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Energy-rich countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela could be in serious trouble. Higher prices and market power have allowed their rulers to boost their domestic popularity with subsidies and other social spending projects, but when their customers produce more of their own energy or have other suppliers available, they will be forced to adapt quickly and intelligently or deal with the consequences.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
 
Big money said:
Energy-rich countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela could be in serious trouble. Higher prices and market power have allowed their rulers to boost their domestic popularity with subsidies and other social spending projects, but when their customers produce more of their own energy or have other suppliers available, they will be forced to adapt quickly and intelligently or deal with the consequences.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
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Venezuela is one of the five founding members of OPEC.
 
Big money said:
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The carcass of a dead dog floats on the lake that supplies tap water to 750,000 Venezuelans. Witch doctor Francisco Sanchez has just dumped the previous night’s sacrifice from a cliff, contaminating the resource that has become more scarce than gasoline in Caracas.

The socialist revolution implemented by late President Hugo Chavez redirected funds from state-owned companies to reduce poverty and widen access to education, health-care and housing, while neglecting the basic services in a country that has the world’s largest oil deposits and eight times more fresh water per capita than France. Blackouts and water cuts have become weekly events in Caracas, and when water does flow, few dare to drink.


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-04/dead-dog-in-reservoir-helps-drive-venezuelans-to-bottled-water.html
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It costs more than gas because gas is like 12 cents a gallon.
 
Steelplate said:
Venezuela is one of the five founding members of OPEC.
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As America drives toward a new era of energy self-sufficiency, Washington will be less willing to risk lives and spends billions on ensuring the free flow of oil and gas through dangerous places.

That’s especially important for the Middle East — a region where Ottomans, then Europeans, and lately Americans have, for better and for worse, helped keep the peace.

The United States isn’t about to abandon the region entirely, not with the global economy still so dependent on the flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s security at risk. But it’s natural that as America becomes less reliant on the Middle East for energy, Washington’s willingness to accept risks and burdens there will diminish, or at least become harder to justify in a fiscally constrained era.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
 
Big money said:
As America drives toward a new era of energy self-sufficiency, Washington will be less willing to risk lives and spends billions on ensuring the free flow of oil and gas through dangerous places.

That’s especially important for the Middle East — a region where Ottomans, then Europeans, and lately Americans have, for better and for worse, helped keep the peace.

The United States isn’t about to abandon the region entirely, not with the global economy still so dependent on the flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s security at risk. But it’s natural that as America becomes less reliant on the Middle East for energy, Washington’s willingness to accept risks and burdens there will diminish, or at least become harder to justify in a fiscally constrained era.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
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Isn't that what I've been saying? Just because they are starting to implement a workaround doesn't mean that we aren't or haven't been paying for it.
 
Steelplate said:
Isn't that what I've been saying? Just because they are starting to implement a workaround doesn't mean that we aren't or haven't been paying for it.
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What can the next generation of Saudi leaders expect for their country’s future in a world where OPEC has lost much of its market power? Will Qatar’s support for Muslim Brotherhood governments in other Arab states and China’s interest in using the United Arab Emirates as an offshore trading center for its currency leave the Saudis dangerously isolated? Can Iran’s revolution survive the need to build a more modern economy?

A world in which the United States is less involved in answering these questions is a new world indeed.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/global/when-america-stops-importing-energy.html?_r=0
 
Guan Yu said:
Yeah, gas is really fucking cheap. In America, by contrast, gas is expensive, and bottled water still manages to cost more per gallon because of capitalist greed.
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As America becomes less reliant on the Middle East for energy, Washington’s willingness to accept risks and burdens there will diminish, or at least become harder to justify in a fiscally constrained era.

Interestingly, even as America becomes less vulnerable to that region’s volatility, China will become more so — and more directly involved in its politics as a result. The International Energy Agency has forecast that China will import nearly 80 percent of its oil by 2030, and much of that crude will come from North Africa and the Middle East. Some estimates suggest that China holds larger shale gas deposits than even the United States, but for the moment it lacks the technology and know-how to exploit them.

Even if China gets up to speed quickly, it will take years for all the requisite infrastructure to be put in place and for its domestic oil and gas industry to mature to the point where it can deliver significant volumes year in and year out.

Thus as China’s willingness to intervene in the politics of other countries rises, its leaders will want to extend their influence. And energy-rich Middle Eastern governments that have lost big customers in America and Europe will welcome all the deep-pocketed foreign friends they can find.

Like all revolutions, America’s new energy bonanza raises some fascinating questions. How might a lighter U.S. presence and heavier Chinese involvement change the world’s most volatile neighborhood?



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