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Old 12-15-2014, 11:42 AM   #151
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Originally Posted by Regorium View Post
That basically involves a bailout of oil companies so that they can keep operating in unprofitable conditions. I'll give you one guess as to how the American (and Canadian) people would react to such a policy.
I'd disagree on that characterization as you'd be putting the money into potentially publicly owned infrastructure.

If you do want to characterize it as a bailout, it's a much better option than being at the mercy of the Saudi royals or having to pay for much larger bailouts later on.
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