The president could scale back on a few oil-related things—like extravagant, crackpot militarism and self-defeating sanctions . Of course that's a clear non-starter in Washington, but it *would* be helpful. It might even soothe cheese markets, and thus benefit Rat and Cousin.
In a pinch, RFKj could raid all the fat fryers across the US and run the ships and jets on biodiesel.
Right? ¯\_( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )_/¯
I'm old enough to remember that there was an oil glut a few years ago and the price of oil momentarily dipped into the negative. Then someone blew up that damned pipeline.
Rat; we’re all getting “Front running “ since the Petrodollar.
Cheap energy vs Petrodollar;
In 1973 America went to the Petrodollar but not energy money( actual BTU or KwH is tge unit of value). This caused inflation while the rising energy cost curve destroyed any purchasing gain. Put another way we haven’t even been pushing a train down the tracks, we’ve been pushing it without tracks or rail.
Petrodollar with expensive energy is people pushing a locomotive across a muddy field, mindlessly creating more Fiat money is adding more mud.
We have vast amounts of oil and NG in the USA. Vast.
The real point to me and it’s in Trumps remarks is bringing the cost of energy down, the energy cost curve is what has been depressing wages in real terms since 1973 (and the petrodollar).
I don’t care about front running, how about we catch up?
As it happens we need a great deal more energy already for our increasing demand, never mind the future.
For a historical example go and look at the cost of bandwidth in 1980 - and the minuscule amount compared to now or even 1990.
The difference is 1984 AT&T breakup and telecom deregulation.
Bandwidth is the Internet.
You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s HTML.
Without fantastic increases in bandwidth with plummeting costs the “internet” would be still a few scientists, the military and nerds typing into TTY or printers.
In 1973 America went to the Petrodollar but not energy money( actual BTU or KwH is tge unit of value). This caused inflation while the rising energy cost curve destroyed any purchasing gain. Put another way we haven’t even been pushing a train down the tracks, we’ve been pushing it without tracks or rail.
Petrodollar with expensive energy is people pushing a locomotive across a muddy field, mindlessly creating more Fiat money is adding more mud.
To replenish the Cheese Reserve, you'll have to "Milk, baby, milk!" (But then the cows "Fart, baby, fart!")
"The hills are alive with the sound of music."
A great writer once commented that “the poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
https://medium.com/@campanensis/the-death-cheese-6b7f95ecb8af
Perhaps Rat must annex Wisconsin?
Good story but a terrible waste of cheese. If it was so delicious, why didn't they just eat it?
@Tardigrade
Because traditionally, the death cheese is only for consumption by the living AFTER the cheese sponsor kicks the milking bucket?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/most-unusual-cheese-switzerland#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThere%20was%20the%20%27cheese%20of,des%20glaciers%2C%20the%20local%20wine.
If you want to garner more cheese, pick a domestic oil & gas company with dividends.
The president could scale back on a few oil-related things—like extravagant, crackpot militarism and self-defeating sanctions . Of course that's a clear non-starter in Washington, but it *would* be helpful. It might even soothe cheese markets, and thus benefit Rat and Cousin.
In a pinch, RFKj could raid all the fat fryers across the US and run the ships and jets on biodiesel.
Right? ¯\_( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )_/¯
I'm old enough to remember that there was an oil glut a few years ago and the price of oil momentarily dipped into the negative. Then someone blew up that damned pipeline.
Strategic reserve applies to what's in the cellar first. No Farms. No food. No future. An army marches on its stomach. Which one are you in? 🙂
Yep. The dementor staff, of the previous crap, f'd us well.
Rat; we’re all getting “Front running “ since the Petrodollar.
Cheap energy vs Petrodollar;
In 1973 America went to the Petrodollar but not energy money( actual BTU or KwH is tge unit of value). This caused inflation while the rising energy cost curve destroyed any purchasing gain. Put another way we haven’t even been pushing a train down the tracks, we’ve been pushing it without tracks or rail.
Petrodollar with expensive energy is people pushing a locomotive across a muddy field, mindlessly creating more Fiat money is adding more mud.
GO CHEAP ENERGY.
We have vast amounts of oil and NG in the USA. Vast.
The real point to me and it’s in Trumps remarks is bringing the cost of energy down, the energy cost curve is what has been depressing wages in real terms since 1973 (and the petrodollar).
I don’t care about front running, how about we catch up?
As it happens we need a great deal more energy already for our increasing demand, never mind the future.
For a historical example go and look at the cost of bandwidth in 1980 - and the minuscule amount compared to now or even 1990.
The difference is 1984 AT&T breakup and telecom deregulation.
Bandwidth is the Internet.
You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s HTML.
Without fantastic increases in bandwidth with plummeting costs the “internet” would be still a few scientists, the military and nerds typing into TTY or printers.
Cheap energy vs Petrodollar;
In 1973 America went to the Petrodollar but not energy money( actual BTU or KwH is tge unit of value). This caused inflation while the rising energy cost curve destroyed any purchasing gain. Put another way we haven’t even been pushing a train down the tracks, we’ve been pushing it without tracks or rail.
Petrodollar with expensive energy is people pushing a locomotive across a muddy field, mindlessly creating more Fiat money is adding more mud.
GO CHEAP ENERGY.
"The reserve works best if you don’t talk about it to anyone." This is why I think you are cool Rat. You get it.
A Specifically Cunning Rat.
Social reserve is a wondrous thing. It works.
King Rat