Originally Posted by Cuervo (Post 2371839)

Increasing interest rate is usually put in place to slow the economy and slow down inflation.

Originally Posted by Andyb (Post 2372750)

You bring down oil prices, everything, I mean everything will come down too, including inflation. Drill baby, drill. This not an opinion, but fact.

Originally Posted by Marine1974 (Post 2372272)

You bring down oil prices, everything, I mean everything will come down too, including inflation. Drill baby, drill. This not an opinion, but fact.

Originally Posted by Andyb (Post 2372750)

You do understand we are drilling more than ever before.
Oil is not the only solution, by bringing alternative energy sources to the market will not only bring prices down at the pump, but also increase our independence.

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2372704)

Canada & England both have socialist medicine. Neither is cracked up to what it’s supposed to be. Says many who needed care in those countries.
South Korea, on the other hand, does quite well. They don’t have socialist healthcare, but it’s cheap and good, for the most part.
Case in point. My daughter is a freelance graphic design artist. Makes great money, but no benefits.
It was cheaper for her to visit there for a few months to receive a some needed care, than it was for her here to pay out of pocket just for the care she needed. Now that’s crazy.

Originally Posted by Cuervo (Post 2372726)

I'm not totally sure what your point is, if it's that we live in a capitalist society where all mighty dollar rules I agree. As far as George Carlin making money off his jokes, that was the business he was in. I'm sure there were days you did not want to go to work but you did so to earn money.
The problem with living in a capitalist society is when money is the main goal greed creeps in and takes precedence over country, people, even self-preservation.
What Carlin's joke pointed out was that many who continue saying we have to save the planet are misguided, that the planet will survive long after we are gone. What these people should be saying instead is we should be taking measure to save ourselves.
If you were fortunate enough to watch 60 minutes last night, it focused in on how corporations relish on inflation and how mergers stifle the competition which gives them control over market prices.
There has to be a better way, and we better find it soon, if not for ourselves at least for our off springs.

Originally Posted by bogmonster (Post 2372733)

A friend of mine was from Argentina and always bragged about their free healthcare. On one of her trips, she broke her arm and they fixed it for free. At that point she would hold up her arm. It was so crooked it looked like a hockey stick. I guess you get what you pay for!

Originally Posted by Cuervo (Post 2372493)

I agree to a point, but to maintain a Socialist country the citizens of that country have to keep a watchful eye. You see Socialism and Dictatorship are not that far apart. Sweden which many people look at as a Socialist country is a combination of Socialism and Capitalism. On the other hand, China and Cuba are considered complete Socialist.
The question is what type of government you want to live under the Swedish or the U.S. and no matter which you have to participate to make sure your freedom stays in place.

Originally Posted by RICH1 (Post 2372458)

The Keystone Pipeline was built to EXPORT Oil...

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2372872)

Originally Posted by bogmonster (Post 2372733)

A friend of mine was from Argentina and always bragged about their free healthcare. On one of her trips, she broke her arm and they fixed it for free. At that point she would hold up her arm. It was so crooked it looked like a hockey stick. I guess you get what you pay for!

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2372659)

Neither of those countries are "socialist"...

They are also at the top of the list for the consumption of "anti-depressants"...


Maybe that is why they are so "happy"...

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2372704)

Canada & England both have socialist medicine. Neither is cracked up to what it’s supposed to be. Says many who needed care in those countries.
South Korea, on the other hand, does quite well. They don’t have socialist healthcare, but it’s cheap and good, for the most part.
Case in point. My daughter is a freelance graphic design artist. Makes great money, but no benefits.
It was cheaper for her to visit there for a few months to receive a some needed care, than it was for her here to pay out of pocket just for the care she needed. Now that’s crazy.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2372781)

It must be one of those alternative facts that don't have any basis in reality.

UNLESS, what you predict (desire??) is a collapse of the economy and a recession/depression. Even then, I doubt that attempting to tank global oil prices would be enough to cause that.