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I heard rumor (I can't confirm, nor deny) that gas is going to hit
$4.
bucks per gal. by august.

Not only will that hurt (as in stab) the economy, but my boating
will
be pretty well done. for a while......

CRAP!


You know how to fix the problem. Right?


concerning boating, yeah, convert to steam. or a sail. concerning
the
economy? buy oil co. stock....

In the news, when you hear that a barrel of oil's gone up in price,
they always follow that statement with a reason. Do you remember what
that reason is? To keep this thread less cluttered, the reason is not
supply & demand.


Supply and demand.
Investment speculation that oil will be scarce in the near future due
to destabilization of the Middle East.

Your first idea, supply & demand, will *always* be a factor. Your
second reason is the one you could've done something about, and may
still be able to.
Too cryptic for me. I don't understand. You're expecting too much of
my intellectual abilities.


OK: There has been instability in the Middle East since I was old enough
to really digest the news. Let's call it 1967. The first major jump in
oil prices in my memory was around 1971. Since then, there've been
numerous hiccups, usually corresponding to the latest spat between Israel
and whomever. Sometimes, the jitters are related to something real, like
a hurricane. But, the most frequent jitters have come within the last 5
years or so, during the Iraq invasion. Even if everyone put down their
guns tomorrow and we left, President Cheney has created a level of
instability which will not fade away for quite some time. You want to see
more price stability? Vote for people who know how to fight an enemy like
adults, instead of like children hypnotized by a video game.

I see. Thanks for the clarification. A much more interesting reply this
time; thought provoking.

I hope so. It comes from the idea that the CIA has been gradually castrated
over the years, and the state department's been staffed by single-minded
robots. William Casey, the CIA chief during Reagan's time, was aware of the
problem. Not much has been done to fix it since then. These agencies are our
most useful weapons in the current "war".