Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by Aloha on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:29PM
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The economy is pretty easy to restart with cash injections as you mentioned with infrastructure projects - be it trump or biden, one of them will do it.
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Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by Mountain_Skies on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:45PM
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There may also be spending on bootstrapping a return of industries that had been moved overseas that we now know are a huge risk to not have at home.
Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by Aloha on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:36AM
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Like?
Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by scottmotte on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:35AM
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Generic drugs [1]
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Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by Mountain_Skies on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:03AM
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Many things but most obvious now would be drugs and drug compounds. China being able to refuse to sell us drugs is a national security issue. We didn't learn from the oil embargo of the 70s apparently.
Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by riffic on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:34PM
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Gentle reminder that the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is slightly less than 4 months away, and Biden is not the nominee yet.
Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction
by ethagnawl on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:54PM
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_Anything_ could happen between now and the convention/election. Surprisingly, I haven't seen this mentioned explicitly, but all of the remaining (major) candidates are squarely in the Covid-19 "danger zone". Some are known to have complicating health factors and there's a non-zero possibility that others do (despite what their doctors' notes say), which _doubles_ the risk.