03-08-2022, 08:39 PM
(03-08-2022, 08:29 PM)masonbengals fan Wrote: rather than our own production then ? That was the question.
Yes, rather than our own production. Sometimes it can be cheaper to buy oil from other sources than refine our own plus the additional diplomatic benefits are an intangible asset that have to be considered. I may have been too implicit in my position on this in my previous post, but that was my intended statement. It can be more beneficial to buy oil rather than produce our own.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR