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watoos

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2. If a joint venture is the ticket

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 07:30 AM

Sep 2018

why not have the government take over the oil and gas industry instead of the other way around?

What a terrible Socialist thought, ehh? OK, I am out of bounds suggesting that, back to crony capitalism as usual.

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Ryan Zinke to the oil and gas industry: "Our government should work for you" [View all] Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 OP

Sad thing is they do, especially here in CO mountain grammy Sep 2018 #1

Also here in Pennsylvania watoos Sep 2018 #3

I read that Polis isn't as tough on oil & gas now that he's running for Gov. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2018 #6

Sad but true. Powerful players at work mountain grammy Sep 2018 #7

If a joint venture is the ticket watoos Sep 2018 #2

So, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer exists. sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #4

Corporations are people, too, don't ya know? CrispyQ Sep 2018 #5