On 3022-03-12 14:55 (-4), Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:42:59 -0400, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> 
>> Another bind is our dependence on fossil fuels.  If we shut down
>> Russia's pipelines, our fuel prices go up.  Even progressives are in a
>> bind on this one, as this would hurt the poor the hardest.
> 
> I don't think this is actually the case.  Shutting down Russia's 
> pipelines would be effective, if the petrochemical industry would not use 
> that as an excuse to raise prices.
> 
> They've posted record profits in the last year.  It's not the cost (or 
> availability) of oil that's causing gas prices to go up.  It's corporate 
> greed.

Yeah, you're right.

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