<div> </div> <div>Who else is entitled and why?</div> <div> </div> <div>We have the money. </div> <div> </div> <div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>Who's making a better offer?</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>boddi<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/16/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Doug Henwood</b> <<a href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com">dhenwood@panix.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">What wrong, aside from the subliterate syntax, is the sense of<br>entitlement: I'm an American, goddamnit, and it's my birthright to <br>waste shit like crazy!<br><br>We could have a very fine standard of living while consuming lots<br>less energy than we do.<br><br>boddi satva wrote:<br><br>>"if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to <br>>consume more energy." -<br>><br>>Seems axiomatic to me (at least in the near term). What's the<br>>problem with this statement?<br>><br>><br>>On 11/16/05, Doug Henwood<br>><<mailto: <a href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com">dhenwood@panix.com</a>><a href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com">dhenwood@panix.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>[via Sam Smith's Progressive Review - Grassley is a 5th-term Senator<br>>from Iowa] <br>><br>>You know, what--what makes our economy grow is energy. And, and<br>>Americans are used to going to the gas tank (sic), and when they put<br>>that hose in their, uh, tank, and when I do it, I wanna get gas out of <br>>it. And when I turn the light switch on, I want the lights to go on,<br>>and I don't want somebody to tell me I gotta change my way of living<br>>to satisfy them. Because this is America, and this is something we've <br>>worked our way into, and the American people are entitled to it, and<br>>if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to<br>>consume more energy." - Charles Grassley on NPR<br>><br>><< <a href="http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3">http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3</a>><a href="http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3">http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3</a> ><br>>___________________________________<br>><<a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a>><a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk"> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a><br>><br>><br>><br>>___________________________________<br>><a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </a><br><br>___________________________________<br><a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a><br></blockquote></div><br>