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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 07:41 AM Original message |
food prices + gas prices + clothing prices |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh but you can get a fast computer real cheap! |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Commodity prices are going through the roof |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Disagree. Everyone will get off oil as soon as there is a better alternative. Now if we could ... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The USA uses about a trillion dollars worth of oil each year. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Think what we could do with that $35 B that's going into the pockets... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Think was we could do with the 700 billion going to foreign countries for their oil |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I'm not sure I follow that. If we drill in the US, that oil goes straight onto... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. How does drilling US oil help? JOBS of course. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Your point about jobs makes sense. I'm not sure about the profits... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Foreign entities making money in the US pay US taxes on US income. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. So the international oil company will be liable for US income taxes? .... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. If you don't believe they pay income tax, fathom the amount of tax the workers pay. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Payroll taxes are a GOOD thing, no doubt. How about this... |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. That just comes out of the consumer's pocket (as all taxes do). |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Transportation costs will NOT go down. This is a myth perpetuated by |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Making solar panels and wind turbines using US materials would also create jobs |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. You beat me to it, but thanks. My Gawd! Why can't we seem to get the message out |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Every home should have solar panels on them |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Obama has the power, from what I understand, to stop speculation on oil prices. |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. You should study history |
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koffeekup (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Well that would work out fine. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. I put $80.00 in my gas tank |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. Tshirts at Target for 8-10 bucks. |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. Using pre 1980 methodology, inflation is over 10%. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
26. We have the worst of both worlds.. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. yeah -- the government actually these price weren't going to last. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
25. And you expect something different with richie riches in charge how? |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. Clothing prices actually went down - AGAIN! |
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