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In reply to the discussion: Would reducing US fuel exports stop gas prices from spiking? [View all]NickB79
(19,233 posts)38. It would probably make anything imported into the US much more expensive
Some of that fuel we export is used by other countries to ship goods BACK to us. Cut off supplies of fuel for the airplanes or ships that bring us goods from overseas, and you'll see import costs skyrocket.
In the long run this may be a good thing to spur more US manufacturing, but in the short run it would further cripple the US economy.
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What? We export NO CRUDE. Lets go to the site you linked to and compare Imports vs Exports.
napoleon_in_rags
Feb 2012
#37
Emptying the strategic reserves may be a good idea -- it takes attacking Iran off the table
FarCenter
Feb 2012
#15
Unless Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb and threatens to use it, we won't attack them anyway
DFW
Feb 2012
#36
Add 117,000,000 gallons of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to the US market EVERY DAY...
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2012
#22
Do you believe that increased cost for gasoline, diesel, and Jet A is a good thing
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2012
#31