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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by zionic on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:46PM (#30611043)
> We could meet our domestic fossil fuel energy needs, but we find economic advantage in trading energy anyway.

I’m sorry, but what do you mean by “we”? You and I benefit nothing from the current status quo. A small group of people get rich off resources below our collective feet and we all pay more for practically everything.

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by gabyar on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @09:51AM (#30614996)
Anyone in the country who buys gas benefits from lower gas prices. That includes a lot of poor people.

My mom lives in upstate New York, in a low income area. People there are very negatively impacted by the increase gas prices right now.

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by mypalmike on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:07AM (#30611408)
If you have free time to read and post on hn, you may be benefiting from the status quo.
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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by yunohn on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @03:05AM (#30612050)
“Yet you participate in society” is a very low-effort retort to the very real concern of Big Oil and its corruption and warmongering.
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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by mypalmike on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:36PM (#30617516)
I can see how you might interpret my post that way, but it was not the point I was making.
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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by julianlam on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:57PM (#30611098)
No need to be pedantic. "We" as in the American people, as represented by their democratically elected representatives.

If you find fault with it, you have you voice (albeit a very quiet one) via your right to a vote.

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