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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:02 AM Original message |
What's going to happen when the hammer comes down on oil/gas speculation and |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. the speculations would stop if there was a transaction tax |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I agree on the storage facilities point. Unfortunately, that is not the case. And |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. what hammer? |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Indeed he doesn't. But President Obama made some big talk about this |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. He has made big talk about it in the past... |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. He also said oil won't last forever, that oil is a finite resource, subject |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I'm not disagreeing with you... |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I know you're not disagreeing with me. You're one of the very few here who gets it. You |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I remember several years ago... |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. There was a vote to end the subsidies. It died. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. And there is the problem... |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If you want to do something, then stop bitching at the only person with power that is... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. As I said above... |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Ironic that you talk about puffery as you simultaneously engage in it. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. what ever floats your boat.. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Bingo ... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. First, what 'hammer' will come down on oil speculation? And why don't you believe it is driving |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Is hammer a bad word around here. It's a metaphor. And speculation |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. why do you feel it will have no effect? The last estimate I heard was 35 cents a gallon |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. How is the U.S. going to do anything about speculation? Do oil |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. So as many predict the price of a gallon will soon be $6 per gallon. |
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Countdown_3_2_1 (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. If it gets that high, Obama loses in 2012. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. My money says it's going to be north of $6.50 by election day 2012 |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I'm not sure if most American voters will be savvy enough to make that connection. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. you are assuming that the speculator's cut will remain $0.35/gal |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
9. Since no such "hammer" will ever happen, your point is moot. n/t |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Actually, you made my point. Thank you. |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. speculation is only one part of it |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. Seems to me |
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