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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:10 AM Original message |
Let's look at the facts on oil prices, shall we? |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why does this chart use 2000 dollars.... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Then what do you suggest that it use? |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Well, it could use the last peak high which according to the.... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. The straight lines are medians and means over the entire time frame. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The link please |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Here it is... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Thank you, so that graph is actually an index of the long term.... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Response |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Spoken like a true free trade advocate...... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Railing about the inequities in the current system... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Good, then we agree on that at least, no for energy dependence... |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. You mis-understand |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Mo Bettah |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. it's dollars/barrel |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. What? |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. If... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Care to offer up some factual analysis as backup on that? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Once again, where are your FACTS??? |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Um the pipelines keep getting blown up |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I never said we have enough control to export their oil... |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. I disagree that we have any say at all in what happens to |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm not disagreeing with you on that in the least |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Okay. I'm slow today |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
40. not to mention there isn't much oil to export |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. "The oil isn't coming out of the ground because they don't want it to." |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. No, I'm talking about the United States |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. interesting |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Here's some interesting info on the subject... |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. excellent article |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Beep Beep |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. huh? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Poll numbers don't mean jack... |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. individual polls maybe. but trends are relevant |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Liberty, Justice, Progress |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. "I drive less." bingo |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Missing the Point |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 08:20 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. What does this tell you? |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. The oil isn't coming out of the ground because it doesn't want to. |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. not to mention the iraqi resistance |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Oh, and all of his friends, family, and acquaintances |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, you don't believe that. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. i believe the shrinking dollar contributes |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. Good post |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I think you're operating on a dangerous assumption here |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. The Car Cartel |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. It was $12/bbl in 1998 when the Asia recession was in full bloom |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. Apocalypse Later |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. One Other Thing |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
25. Discovery of VERY LARGE fields Peaked in the 60s |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. gas guzzler/ SUV sales are way down |
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rustydad (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
35. What's different now |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. It means occupation of Iraq until the wells run dry |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. One tiny little fly in the ointment: |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Well then, we will have to bomb them back to the stone age |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Guess they weren't shocked and awed by ShockNAwe(tm) |
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