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Thinkingabout

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12. It is in the interest of the US also, we have placed sanctions on Russia, their economy is hurting.

Reply to JimDandy (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 12:59 PM

Oct 2014

Having world prices going down hurts Russia and ISIS. Yes this may be having an effect on shale oil production is perhaps also going to accomplish more needs than Saudi. I forgot to mention this affects Iran.

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They told us the cost of living was so high because of gas prices [View all] J_J_ Oct 2014 OP

good point. nt raccoon Oct 2014 #1

Only because telling it was because of greedy unions causing inflation Warpy Oct 2014 #2

also speculation on our commodities driving costs for excess profits J_J_ Oct 2014 #14

+1. I'm sick of that canard too Populist_Prole Oct 2014 #15

Don't worry, when gas prices go back up, they'll raise everything else. Again. Scuba Oct 2014 #3

the prices of many goods are "upward sticky", prices at the pump being the most notorious example. unblock Oct 2014 #4

My heat went down strawberries Oct 2014 #5

The world oil prices have gone down for a reason, Saudi is flooding the market with crude Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #6

Cheap Saudi oil prices are also hurting US shale oil production JimDandy Oct 2014 #11

It is in the interest of the US also, we have placed sanctions on Russia, their economy is hurting. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #12

The "unconventional" costs have a lot of hot air built into them Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #13

I love it how.... sendero Oct 2014 #7

Not going to happen. William769 Oct 2014 #8

The electricity used to heat my house comes mostly from hydro Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #9

My heating bill will be much lower Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #10