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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Only of interest to USA citizens...
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JRStern <JRSt...@foobar.invalid> wrote 
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>> JRStern <JRSt...@foobar.invalid> wrote 
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote 
>>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote

>>>>>>>> Can't see anyone being silly enough to let the greens
>>>>>>>> have any say on that if the price does get that high.

>>>>>>> Competitors don't find it silly to let 
>>>>>>> it be expensive for their competition.

>>>>>> They don't get to set the price of oil.

>>>>> No, but they pay good money for their politicians.

>>>> That doesn't set the price of oil either.  
 
>>> Well, it sort of does, 

>> Nope. Whats done in a particular country by corrupt
>> politicians like that has no real effect on the world price 
>> of oil, essentially because OPEC etc keeps adjusting 
>> production volume with an eye on the price of oil. 
 
> Don't care about the world price of oil if ours is cheap, 

It can never be while ever yours doesn't cover what is used. 

> though it might take a little reverse-protectionism to make it stick.

Not even possible. 
 
> And if WORLD politicians all conspire to keep the prices high, 

Not even possible. 

> well how about that.

Not even possible. 

>>> when it involves shutting down drilling 
>>> and pipelines and fracking and stuff.

>> You don't in fact see much of that and will see even less of 
>> that when the price of oil gets to your original $250 levels,
>> just because of the voter reaction to them being that stupid
>> when the price is that high. They wouldn't have the balls
>> because the loss of their job will always be much more
>> important to them than any money they get paid on the side.  
 
> I agree, I can't see stupid politics standing in 
> the way of cheap available oil for very long, 

Not even possible. 

> but they are trying!

Nope. 
 
> Very trying, ...
 
> badda-boom.