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> We could meet our domestic fossil fuel energy needs, but we find economic advantage in trading energy anyway. I’m sorry, but what do you mean by “we”? You an

by zionic 5y ago

> We could meet our domestic fossil fuel energy needs, but we find economic advantage in trading energy anyway. I’m sorry, but what do you mean by “we”? You and I benefit nothing from the current status quo. A small group of people get rich off resources below our collective feet and we all pay more for practically everything.

julianlam 5y ago
No need to be pedantic. "We" as in the American people, as represented by their democratically elected representatives. If you find fault with it, you have you voice (albeit a very quiet one) via your right to a vote.
- yunohn 5y ago
mypalmike 5y ago
If you have free time to read and post on hn, you may be benefiting from the status quo.
- yunohn 5y ago
  “Yet you participate in society” is a very low-effort retort to the very real concern of Big Oil and its corruption and warmongering.
  - mypalmike 5y ago
    I can see how you might interpret my post that way, but it was not the point I was making.
gabyar 5y ago
Anyone in the country who buys gas benefits from lower gas prices. That includes a lot of poor people. My mom lives in upstate New York, in a low income area. People there are very negatively impacted by the increase gas prices right now.