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7 months ago

in A $50-Billion Warship Mystery on The Washington Independent
We need to fix the economy. when there is only so much money you have to use it wisely. From my college days I remember that the Multiplier Theorem states that the ratio for moving the money around is greater when we spend money on industries that produce domestic goods instead of "Military" goods. We're not going to be able to bomb Hamas out of existance it's much cheaper and wiser to negotiate with these people and continue negotiating.

7 months ago

in Can Green Industry Save the Economy? on The Washington Independent
The people around me who work in the Oil Fields are upset that Oil has gone to$54 a barrel. This means there is less revenue for states like New Mexico and Alaska. That money keeps alot of people with jobs. Also it seems that people who think we can turn "green" should be disturbed as well. What the US should be doing right now is stockpiling this $54 dollar a barrel oil for when the price goes back up because it's a bargain.

Two things the US could do right now that would create jobs!

1. Build a gas pipeline from Alaska to the US. Natural gas is a clean burning fuel
2. Build storage facilities to house this $54 dollar a barrel oil and stockpile it.

People would have good jobs.
The country would take a positive step to get rid of it's dependence on foreign oil.
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Leia Unfortunately, both of the options you are suggesting are not able to be sustained. Developing jobs in the green industry is something that will not run out, like the oil supply. Investing in oil at $54 per barrel is simply that, investing in oil.

Creating jobs in the green industry and moving from conventional technology to high-performing technologies is something that will be needed for many, many years to come, well as long as people are driving cars, living in buildings, and consuming goods.

Giving people cheaper oil is not going to solve the crisis we are facing, not only as a nation but as a world, as a civilization.

Remember the old saying "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime". Well as long as we continue to shelter ourselves by finding ways to keep oil prices low, we will have no desire implement the alternatives that are available.

Creating jobs in this industry will teach us how to become energy independent. It is not simply our dependence on foreign oil, it is our lack of understanding of the available alternatives.

7 months ago

in Clinton’s Team at State on The Washington Independent
As far as getting our troops and our Civilians out of Iraq safely, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE MISTAKES.
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