The US delegation at all those Global Warming summits was constantly saying over and over that the rest of thew world can cap emissions and lower pollution but if China and the like don't join in then it will be pointless. In response for this common sense information the US delegation was boo'd and jeered until they finally gave in an allowed a consensus to come forth that didn't demand anything of China and third world countries.
Ha! Well two of mine broke right in a row. The failure rate was actually much higher then a measly "in the teens percent". It was more likely 25% or higher that failed in the first year and a half of ownership.
This guy still hasn't posted sources and is making radical claims about salmonella infection rates. If this rate was true then most of the US would have had some level of Salmonella poisoning by now. That is unless it is all killed by cooking it correctly. Still this post above is NOT informative. It is inflammatory. Don't confuse the two.
I agree with you. What you are talking about is basically manipulation of demand. However nobody in their right mind is going to speculate about oil prices as the supply of oil grows steadily because the United States finally taps into its own oil again. Prices will immediately drop even more because of speculation in the other direction.
It is this basic notion that Democrats have been saying will not happen. Economist after economist has said opening up offshore drilling, or drilling in ANWR, or mining in Colorado for Oil Shale will cause an immediate and precipitous drop in the price of crude.
Well let's test that theory. Vista is horrible. Nothing works right and it runs slower on the same hardware as XP does. It still gets viruses despite "Security" measures and it has like a bajillion patches for itself that don't do anything to help the end user experience. In addition I think I have herpes now that I used a machine that had Vista on it. I discourage Vista use as it definitely might give you herpes. Besides the itching (from the herpes) and all the other stuff... I love it!
Uhm all the basic ones. The supply side says that generally the cheaper a commodity the less likely anyone will want to supply it. This holds for Oil. In fact OPEC just adds to that rule with their action of cutting production to raise supply. Now all commodities have a price floor that exists somewhere above where the actual costs of producing the commodity is plus some profit margin. Suppliers siply can't function below that floor.
Now is the price of oil near that floor? Well it depends on the source but for the majority of it the answer is NO WAY! It is not even near the floor.
Now the model of Supply and Demand also includes things like "Price Elasticity". What that means is as the price of a good goes up how likely is demand going to drop. There is only a little bit of demand for oil that will actually drop off. The other part of the demand will tolerate much higher prices because it is required to make and deliver other goods.
The thing is we DID see demand wane when the prices peaked. In fact demand dipped more then people expected. So we know the model works and that as price increases, demand decreases. Now if we increase supply then what will that do? Well it will force prices down because there is an abundance of oil that somebody needs to buy and the only way to increase demand is to lower prices. Otherwise you end up with a glut of that commodity and you have to find a place to store it which costs money.
Where are all the emails of outrage over the white text on green background? Where are all the emails telling Slashdot to stop using Dice as a sponsor since their flash ads slow down the users browser? I think they are holding something back from us.
In every way possible. People in the United States are constantly having their world view challenged. Look at how Gay Rights is such an important issue now. If things were as you imply then there would not be anything near Gay Rights because there would be no discussion on the matter.
"gives millions in federal tobacco subsidies" This has nothing to do with risk. Tobacco is used for more the cigarettes and doesn't always cause harm to everyone.
Yo say it is a slippery slope fallacy and then you prove that it is not in the same damned post! You may be joking but that is really what will happen once you start allowing babies who are alive and outside of the womb to be killed. People will take it to great extremes.
Yes, bring up the burden of proof! I thank you very much so. Remember that starting with nothing it was SCIENTISTS who first made the claim that Neanderthals (a group of fossils that were found) were in fact a different species. SO the Burden of Proof is on THAT claim. I am simply challenging that claim. Ha! It sucks when arguing fallacies comes back to bite you in the ass.
Are you saying that the market for Oil is manipulated? Because I agree but its not from US companies but from OPEC. But guess what? The desire to make money ensures that OPEC will not cut production too much. Even if they do is it not better for that money to flow to US companies then overseas to middle east countries?
Yes but I emailed Dice too. Why because a simple image add would have gotten the point across but their malformed flash ad generated a lot of bad feelings towards them for me and a lot of other people and because of that many people will never use them in the future.
Holy crap! You actually admit that you are for allowing babies to be killed by their parents because it is inconvenient for them to have a child.! What is next?! Can you kill any child who is less than a year old? Two years old? Any age? Where does it stop.
Only on Slashdot could you post something to morally repugnant and get away with it with not even a flinch by the readers.
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Uhm, because China would collapse immediately without the US buying nearly everything they make.
The US delegation at all those Global Warming summits was constantly saying over and over that the rest of thew world can cap emissions and lower pollution but if China and the like don't join in then it will be pointless. In response for this common sense information the US delegation was boo'd and jeered until they finally gave in an allowed a consensus to come forth that didn't demand anything of China and third world countries.
Ha! Well two of mine broke right in a row. The failure rate was actually much higher then a measly "in the teens percent". It was more likely 25% or higher that failed in the first year and a half of ownership.
This guy still hasn't posted sources and is making radical claims about salmonella infection rates. If this rate was true then most of the US would have had some level of Salmonella poisoning by now. That is unless it is all killed by cooking it correctly. Still this post above is NOT informative. It is inflammatory. Don't confuse the two.
Ha ha, that was funny...
...NOT!
Actually there are many firms. What planet are you on? BP, Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, Valero, Shell, ConocoPhillips and many more... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_petroleum_companies
I agree with you. What you are talking about is basically manipulation of demand. However nobody in their right mind is going to speculate about oil prices as the supply of oil grows steadily because the United States finally taps into its own oil again. Prices will immediately drop even more because of speculation in the other direction.
It is this basic notion that Democrats have been saying will not happen. Economist after economist has said opening up offshore drilling, or drilling in ANWR, or mining in Colorado for Oil Shale will cause an immediate and precipitous drop in the price of crude.
Well let's test that theory. Vista is horrible. Nothing works right and it runs slower on the same hardware as XP does. It still gets viruses despite "Security" measures and it has like a bajillion patches for itself that don't do anything to help the end user experience. In addition I think I have herpes now that I used a machine that had Vista on it. I discourage Vista use as it definitely might give you herpes. Besides the itching (from the herpes) and all the other stuff... I love it!
Uhm all the basic ones. The supply side says that generally the cheaper a commodity the less likely anyone will want to supply it. This holds for Oil. In fact OPEC just adds to that rule with their action of cutting production to raise supply. Now all commodities have a price floor that exists somewhere above where the actual costs of producing the commodity is plus some profit margin. Suppliers siply can't function below that floor.
Now is the price of oil near that floor? Well it depends on the source but for the majority of it the answer is NO WAY! It is not even near the floor.
Now the model of Supply and Demand also includes things like "Price Elasticity". What that means is as the price of a good goes up how likely is demand going to drop. There is only a little bit of demand for oil that will actually drop off. The other part of the demand will tolerate much higher prices because it is required to make and deliver other goods.
The thing is we DID see demand wane when the prices peaked. In fact demand dipped more then people expected. So we know the model works and that as price increases, demand decreases. Now if we increase supply then what will that do? Well it will force prices down because there is an abundance of oil that somebody needs to buy and the only way to increase demand is to lower prices. Otherwise you end up with a glut of that commodity and you have to find a place to store it which costs money.
I forgot that ANY topic can Godwin.
Where are all the emails of outrage over the white text on green background? Where are all the emails telling Slashdot to stop using Dice as a sponsor since their flash ads slow down the users browser? I think they are holding something back from us.
This coming from a guy who is backing a candidate who's buzzword is "Change".
In every way possible. People in the United States are constantly having their world view challenged. Look at how Gay Rights is such an important issue now. If things were as you imply then there would not be anything near Gay Rights because there would be no discussion on the matter.
Tigons and Ligers cannot reproduce on their own though in the same way a Mule cannot. I think we would have a fertile offspring.
You'd probably throw Helen Keller into a ditch too wouldn't you.
Actually yes it does.
Yo say it is a slippery slope fallacy and then you prove that it is not in the same damned post! You may be joking but that is really what will happen once you start allowing babies who are alive and outside of the womb to be killed. People will take it to great extremes.
My wife actually asked me what I was doing on www.mSexChange.org
Doesn't that just amount to ageism?
Yes, bring up the burden of proof! I thank you very much so. Remember that starting with nothing it was SCIENTISTS who first made the claim that Neanderthals (a group of fossils that were found) were in fact a different species. SO the Burden of Proof is on THAT claim. I am simply challenging that claim. Ha! It sucks when arguing fallacies comes back to bite you in the ass.
Are you saying that the market for Oil is manipulated? Because I agree but its not from US companies but from OPEC. But guess what? The desire to make money ensures that OPEC will not cut production too much. Even if they do is it not better for that money to flow to US companies then overseas to middle east countries?
Yes, in fact they had to pull me out of the Lion Den once!
Yes but I emailed Dice too. Why because a simple image add would have gotten the point across but their malformed flash ad generated a lot of bad feelings towards them for me and a lot of other people and because of that many people will never use them in the future.
Holy crap! You actually admit that you are for allowing babies to be killed by their parents because it is inconvenient for them to have a child.! What is next?! Can you kill any child who is less than a year old? Two years old? Any age? Where does it stop.
Only on Slashdot could you post something to morally repugnant and get away with it with not even a flinch by the readers.
Why not? Are you actually for infanticide?