Re: Samuelson on OIl Drilling

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> >> >> >>> It's in our interest to use up everybody else's oil before our
> >> >> >>> own.
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> >> >> >> It's not in our best interest to lower our standard of living
in
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> process, which is what the result will be.
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> >> >> > It is, in fact, very easy to _raise_ our standards of living
while
> >> >> > reducing oil consumption.
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> >> >> > For example, as much as 5% of domestic electric consummption is
the
> >> >> > result
> >> >> > of instant on fetures in consumer electronics or consumer
> >> >> > electronics
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > are always on (cable modem are surprisingly greedy).
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> >> >> > Using existing technology to change this as new electronics are
> >> >> > purchased
> >> >> > would save the average family $12 a month. And at the same time
it
> >> >> > would
> >> >> > eliminate the need for 2 or 3 large electric generating plants.
Or
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > freed up power could be used to run 200,000 all electric cars.
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> >> >> > Larry
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> >> >> >> JG
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> >> >> >>>     - = -
> >> >> >>> Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus,
> >> >> >>> BioStrategist
> >> >> >>>    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
> >> >> >>>  ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice.  Everything fully
> >> >> >>> disclaimed.}---
> >> >> >>>   [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy
obstructive
> >> >> >>> guards]
> >> >> >>> [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Remorse begets zeal] [Windows
is
> >> >> >>> for
> >> >> >>> Bimbos]
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> >> >> Replace every incandescent lamp with a CFL.....how much will that
> >> >> save?
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> >> >> Solar heat domestic hot war in our southern states...how much will
> >> >> that
> >> >> save?
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> >> >> Restore the pre-Reagan energy saving rules...how much will that
save?
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> >> >> I'm sure there's a lot more that can be done on the conservation
side
> >> >> without reducing our quality of life.
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> >> >> We only need the leader****p...we surely do not have it in the
> >> >> Republicans.
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> >> > You know something, if you want to use a CFL, solar heat, or any
other
> >> > conservation method go right ahead and do it.  Why on earth, in a
free
> >> > society, do you need the govt telling you what kind of lightbulb
you
> >> > need?  Really, is there no end to what you think govt should be
doing
> >> > for you?
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> >> That's what government is for.
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> >> To " promote the general welfare"
> >> straight from our constitution
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> > Oh God, not that again.
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> Yeah, that again...Our constitution.
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> I know Republicans don't think much of it.

They don't.  Nor do you democrats.  Us Libertarians do.  How you guys
arrive at the interpretations of the constitution that you do is one
of the great mysteries of life.