Re: Samuelson on OIl Drilling

On May 1, 4:29 pm, "Larry Hewitt" <larryh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 30, 8:49 pm, "Larry Hewitt" <larryh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > On Apr 30, 4:16 pm, "Sid9" <s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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?
>
> >> Ah, that ole libertarian crap.
>
> >> I wanna do what I wanna do and noone can stop me.
>
> >> No matter what damage I do to the property of others, what rights of
> >> others
> >> I trample.
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> >> Everyone else should just shut up and let me do my  thing.
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> >> Yet when others try  this you whine and piss your pants.
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> >> Larry
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> > Larry, before typing you really should research the actual definition
> > of Libertarian.  You're smarter than what you just posted.
>
> I know what libertarian means, just like I know what socialism,
communism,
> democracy, republic, etc. mean.
>
> But just, for ex., like the  old East German government called itself
the
> German Democratic Republic and it wasn;t democratic nor a republic,
people
> who call themselves libertarian rarely are.
>
> Larry

LOL, would that be like how people that call themselves democrat and
republican rarely are?