Venezuela poised to nationalize fuel distribution

Jones wrote:

Evidently, Venezuela wants the US oil ..

Mythos wrote:

They can only nationalize things. When did a group of corrupt people get together with zero money, zero resources, and zero expertise in anything but legalities and the ancient game of politics ever build anything? Create any wealth? Parasites.

Mythos wrote:

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Nationalization is a monopoly. An unbeatable, unbreakable, impossible monopoly.
Litesong is right. People are responsible for this, but in more ways then just not conserving.
People have been voting this government larger and larger as the years go by and here you are saying it should get even bigger, with more power.
Only the government can have a monopoly, specifically, only guns and prisons can make a monopoly. Exxon is only one of the Oil companies, there are others. Exxon has no monopoly.
BUT, surely some informed person here can touch on the possibility of government-in-bed-with-busines s INHIBITING other means of energy development and production. THAT would be a monopoly, and ONLY big government can achieve such a thing.
Here is the interesting thing. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY NATIONALIZED RESOURCES IN THIS COUNTRY. It's called "federally protected" land.
People who claim to want freedom from foreign oil and also want cheaper gas prices while alternative means are developed claim they want access to those monopolized (nationalized)lands. The monopolists make their own claims.
The matter is complex. Look at how the government, the one you want empowered even more, has responded to dependency. They are in other countries fighting wars, creating massive political conflict here, while their nationalization of resources keeps production at a halt here.
Maybe this is more government/business corruption. The more Exxon profits the more the government does.
Again, resources have been nationalized. Enjoying it? Don't you find it more than a coincidence that the government's involvement in the price of fuel has you saying you want to give them more power, and now the means to nationalize production and distribution too?

Mythos wrote:

Just to sum up my response to Jim, and with no offense intended.
The government has monopolized the resources in the United States.

hillbilly wrote:

<quoted text>you are correct about capped wells,,from 1977 -1979 i worked for a company which removed horse heads and capped wells...we capped several hundred,,,the public dont know,,,that the government pays them wells to stay capped,,,but bringing this oil online would not help,,without government reg,,because this oil would go on world market,,,Americans are so dumb,,today china is taking your coal,,but Americans don't even know this,,,,wait until you get your electric bill,,by the first of the year,,your bill will sore,,,bush the oil man,,,is also big in mining and steel,,

dvd_abad wrote:

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Bro do you really think that with you lying and whining here anything is gonna change in Venezuela, shut up already or do something about it. You remind me of the Cuban here in Miami crying about Castro for 50 years, and thats is why i don't reply to your stupid posts based on Globovision. Remember i'm Venezuelan, you can lie to them but not to me.

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pete wrote:

chavez is going to control cuba and all of its sourrounding countrys, he still has more brains then anyone in our whole government,and our fearless president turned downdiscount oil from chavez that might have been a step in our favor !thats why bush turned it down