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Forum: Political Threads 01-22-2015, 07:51 AM
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Posted By Jim in CT
"can we also give him credit for the many ticks...

"can we also give him credit for the many ticks up in debt for what we spent on those items?"

Hell, yes! Spence would give you a different answer...

"for a teenager with a permit) will likely...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:20 PM
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Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
Excluding all the Volt owners who got burned to...

Excluding all the Volt owners who got burned to death by their penchant for, you know, spontaneously combusting. That's what I want...to pay $35k for a sedan (instead of $19k for an Accord) which,...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:16 PM
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Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
Yet the chart I posted said that worldwide demand...

Yet the chart I posted said that worldwide demand was at an all-time high in 2014. Who knows what to think...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:14 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
We're mostly saying the same thing. But the...

We're mostly saying the same thing.

But the increase in supply, which did likely cause the price drop, is likely tied to frakking. And that's something that liberals never would have allowed if...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 04:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
So you say that... (1) the price of oil is...

So you say that...

(1) the price of oil is influenced by worldwide supply and demand
(2) Obama did not do anything to increase the supply

So far, so good...

Here's my #3...
(3) Since...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 01:20 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
Worldwide demand for oil (if the chart I posted...

Worldwide demand for oil (if the chart I posted is accurate) is higher than it's ever been, yet the price has plummeted in recent weeks. That tells me that the recent price drop probably isn't due...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 11:24 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
"Pricing is based on both supply and demand. " ...

"Pricing is based on both supply and demand. "

I get that, I really do. And I agree 100% that things like tax breaks for rich people to drive electric cars, and for solar panels, will result in a...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:52 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
What percentage of Americans drive hybrid or...

What percentage of Americans drive hybrid or electric cars? Maybe 10%? How much can that possibly drive down our demand? And the price of oil isn't just based on US demand, it's based on worldwide...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:41 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
From the article... "the White House’s...

From the article...

"the White House’s middle estimate of the social cost of carbon — which measures the broad damage of putting it into the air, a starting point for debates over a carbon tax —...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 10:18 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
I don't know that the price has been coming down...

I don't know that the price has been coming down steadily as more hybrids are sold. It was north of $4 very recently, then dropped like a rock.

Not sure what to make of your NYT article, as they...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 09:15 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
In principle, I agree that the tax breaks were...

In principle, I agree that the tax breaks were given to the oil industry too. But everyone benefitted from that. With tax breaks on electric cars, the beneficiaries (so far) are rich tree-huggers...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 08:49 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
I presume that as more Americans drive more...

I presume that as more Americans drive more fuel-efficient cars, that will reduce our demand. But I'd also assume that our decreased demand is more than offset by increased demand in emerging...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 08:42 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
"Had the Pres. not pushed for the higher...

"Had the Pres. not pushed for the higher standards, pushing the car manuf. to increase the average miles/gal. we'd be using more gas."

Talking about what he did back in 2009? Increasing mpg by 5%...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 08:37 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
Average income for a person whu buys a Chevy...

Average income for a person whu buys a Chevy Volt...wait for it...$170k a year. Why, exactly, do we need to give these people tax breaks, at the expense of everyone else? I thought Obama said that...
Forum: Political Threads 01-21-2015, 08:28 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
So instead of listening to what conservatives are...

So instead of listening to what conservatives are actually saying, I presume you let MSNBC tell you what we are saying?

We do have a few ideas...


Sanctity and preciousness of all human life...
Forum: Political Threads 01-14-2015, 02:35 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 19,803
Posted By Jim in CT
Obama mocked the GOP idea that drilling for oil would lower gas prices...

When Republicans suggested that fracking would lead to lower gas prices which would help Americans, Obama said this in 2012...

"They were waving their three-point plans for $2-a-gallon gas", Obama...
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