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   XPost: edm.general   
   From: sharx35@hotmail.com   
      
   "Nobody"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns9A90C8E3D927E204153245131@66.250.146.159...   
   > Mr.Smartypants wrote:   
   >   
   >> On May 1, 5:27 am, E. Barry Bruyea  wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:15:00 GMT, "Sharx35"    
   >>> wrote:   
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   >>>   
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   >>> >"topposter"  wrote in message   
   >>> >news:IGFRj.48$1e.49201@news.sisna.com...   
   >>> >> Iraq and Venezuela own their oil so they can charge the   
   >>> >> population twen ty five cents a litre, Canada's oil is own by   
   >>> >> America   
   >>>   
   >>> >There's lots of U.S. oil companies active in both Iraq AND   
   >>> >Colombia..so w hat WAS your point?   
   >>>   
   >>> Wait until the people of Venezuela realize they are paying   
   >>> subsidies for their cheap gas at an even higher (much higher)   
   >>> than the tax breaks given to U.S. & Canadian oil companies.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Can you describe those subsidies for us?   
   >   
   > Don't be a moron Ronnie.   
   > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/world/americas/30venezuela.html   
   >   
   > Gasoline is subsidized in many countries including Nigeria, India,   
   > Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and a pile of Middle East countries   
   > including the love of your life Iran.   
   >   
   > If you need an explanation on how the subsidies actually work, you   
   > are a bigger idiot than I thought.   
      
   Well said! We, too, have subsidies for transportation. If you can't afford   
   gas, there is always public transit..which IS heavily, VERY heavily   
   subsidized.   
      
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