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Originally Posted by Marine1974
I disagree, when the government moves away from energy independence and buys foreign oil, freight costs go up on all items sold . When oil prices jumped from $30 a barrel to $130 a barrel, Russia, Iran , Syria , Saudi Arabia and other bad actors financed their wars and terrorist groups . Meanwhile our government started pumping billions into the military industrial complex.
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Were the US oil companies selling it cheaper, or did they cash in to make record profits?
Pity the oil companies don't run the military industrial complex as well, instead of spending the profits on pay rises, bonuses, share dividends etc. all round.
Capitalism has its drawbacks.