We have the money.
Look, the entire world takes our money because they know that, well, they can buy stuff from the rest of the entire world with it.
Who's making a better offer?
boddi
On 11/16/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> What wrong, aside from the subliterate syntax, is the sense of
> entitlement: I'm an American, goddamnit, and it's my birthright to
> waste shit like crazy!
>
> We could have a very fine standard of living while consuming lots
> less energy than we do.
>
> boddi satva wrote:
>
> >"if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to
> >consume more energy." -
> >
> >Seems axiomatic to me (at least in the near term). What's the
> >problem with this statement?
> >
> >
> >On 11/16/05, Doug Henwood
> ><<mailto:dhenwood at panix.com>dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> >[via Sam Smith's Progressive Review - Grassley is a 5th-term Senator
> >from Iowa]
> >
> >You know, what--what makes our economy grow is energy. And, and
> >Americans are used to going to the gas tank (sic), and when they put
> >that hose in their, uh, tank, and when I do it, I wanna get gas out of
> >it. And when I turn the light switch on, I want the lights to go on,
> >and I don't want somebody to tell me I gotta change my way of living
> >to satisfy them. Because this is America, and this is something we've
> >worked our way into, and the American people are entitled to it, and
> >if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to
> >consume more energy." - Charles Grassley on NPR
> >
> ><<http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>
> http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>
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