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LanternWaste

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10. Hopefully, a job cleaning up the mess our excessive reliance on convenient energy create

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 03:43 PM

Jan 2015

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"That ND unemployed oil guy will get another job..."

Hopefully, a job cleaning up the mess our excessive reliance on convenient energy creates-- if he gets one at all.

Or if he doesn't, the 700 steelworkers being laid-off in Cleveland and Houston might. But, "fuck them" too, right?

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2015/01/06/Falling-oil-prices-to-blame-for-more-than-700-U-S-Steel-layoffs/stories/201501060158

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Millions of Americans will benefit from lower oil prices. Fuck the energy industry. [View all] Yavin4 Jan 2015 OP

It should lower food prices that are affected by transporting grocery items by truck katmondoo Jan 2015 #1

Yep. The benefits far outweigh the loss of jobs in one sector. Yavin4 Jan 2015 #2

Or when good paying construction jobs held by american citizens were taken by immigrants kelly1mm Jan 2015 #3

It's always a mixed bag. Sadly the way the system works when one group benefits generally RKP5637 Jan 2015 #5

Exactly. Same can be said for Walmart. Lots of problems but lower prices overall (debatable). nt kelly1mm Jan 2015 #9

I somehow cannot share your 'tough shit 'post. Apologies, but misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #4

Yep, agree, pretty much what I was also trying to say in my post #3. It's going to RKP5637 Jan 2015 #7

Those lower oil prices won't help with our environmental issues though The2ndWheel Jan 2015 #6

American pocketbooks are more important than the environment taught_me_patience Jan 2015 #8

Hopefully, a job cleaning up the mess our excessive reliance on convenient energy create LanternWaste Jan 2015 #10

It's amazing Munificence Jan 2015 #15

it depends on the reason for the low prices edhopper Jan 2015 #11

Speculation Andy823 Jan 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #12

They'll come back for that oil when the price goes back up. Throd Jan 2015 #13

Until climate change driven by our insatiable need to burn oil hits home NickB79 Jan 2015 #16

NBC Nightly News: This will hurt retirement accounts! moondust Jan 2015 #17

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