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sorry thats too far left wing an opinion in america today

by cagenut 7mo ago

infogulch 7mo ago
The sale was completed in 2024.
- actionfromafar 7mo ago
  I feel that as soon as the existential threat easened with the splintering of the Soviet Union, the US started doing some self-harming libertarian flavored shit to itself. In the 1980s, I assume getting rid of the "strategic reserve" of anything would have met more pushback, because of primal fear overriding greed.
  - noah_buddy 7mo ago
    Yes, Reagan was noted for his desire to avoid privatization of anything. /s Kidding aside, the US has had libertarian pipe dreams for the better part of its history. The aberration was the New Deal period up until the mid 60s.
  - scythe 7mo ago
    > We are going to do a terrible thing to you — we are going to deprive you of an enemy. – Georgi Arbatov, Soviet political scientist, 1988
  - trollbridge 7mo ago
    Wasn’t the original purpose of the strategic helium reserve to build fleets of zeppelins?
- phr4ts 7mo ago
  For those who don't understand, Biden sold the Helium not Trump - he took office on Jan 20, 2025.
  - deleted 7mo ago
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  - baldeagle 7mo ago
    "Current law (cira 2013) requires BLM to sell off the crude helium remaining in the Federal Helium Reserve in order to repay the U.S. Treasury the $1.3 billion debt incurred creating it. This debt will be repaid this fiscal year and that, as a consequence, the helium program will terminate at the end of the current fiscal year (October 1, 2013), absent Congressional action. Currently, the Federal Helium Reserve supplies roughly 40% of domestic and 30% of global helium demand. Loss of access to the Federal Helium Reserve would result in significant disruptions to a large number of critical U.S. industries." https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/494b2f9e-c8f5-4a44-962d-de4e83397d6b https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/494b2f9e-c8f5-4... Sounds like Obama kept the gas taps flowing, instead of locking it up because authorization to sell it had expired. Here is the whole record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/527/all-actions https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/527/...
  - 4ggr0 7mo ago
    > too far left wing > biden uhm...
    - edgyquant 7mo ago
      His admin was by far the most left wing in history, only the actual far left think otherwise
      - ImPostingOnHN 7mo ago
        Please don't call everyone names for not agreeing with you. There are billions of people in the world, and you are one, and you have your one set of opinions out of billions. Nobody endowed you or your opinions with any sort of infallibility or superiority over others.
      - cyberax 7mo ago
        How does he compare with Nixon, who created the EPA?

sorry thats too far left wing an opinion in america today

by cagenut 7mo ago

sorry thats too far left wing an opinion in america today

infogulch 7mo ago

The sale was completed in 2024.

actionfromafar 7mo ago
I feel that as soon as the existential threat easened with the splintering of the Soviet Union, the US started doing some self-harming libertarian flavored shit to itself. In the 1980s, I assume getting rid of the "strategic reserve" of anything would have met more pushback, because of primal fear overriding greed.
- noah_buddy 7mo ago
  Yes, Reagan was noted for his desire to avoid privatization of anything. /s Kidding aside, the US has had libertarian pipe dreams for the better part of its history. The aberration was the New Deal period up until the mid 60s.
- scythe 7mo ago
  > We are going to do a terrible thing to you — we are going to deprive you of an enemy. – Georgi Arbatov, Soviet political scientist, 1988
- trollbridge 7mo ago
  Wasn’t the original purpose of the strategic helium reserve to build fleets of zeppelins?
phr4ts 7mo ago
For those who don't understand, Biden sold the Helium not Trump - he took office on Jan 20, 2025.
- deleted 7mo ago
  [deleted]
- baldeagle 7mo ago
  "Current law (cira 2013) requires BLM to sell off the crude helium remaining in the Federal Helium Reserve in order to repay the U.S. Treasury the $1.3 billion debt incurred creating it. This debt will be repaid this fiscal year and that, as a consequence, the helium program will terminate at the end of the current fiscal year (October 1, 2013), absent Congressional action. Currently, the Federal Helium Reserve supplies roughly 40% of domestic and 30% of global helium demand. Loss of access to the Federal Helium Reserve would result in significant disruptions to a large number of critical U.S. industries." https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/494b2f9e-c8f5-4a44-962d-de4e83397d6b https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/494b2f9e-c8f5-4... Sounds like Obama kept the gas taps flowing, instead of locking it up because authorization to sell it had expired. Here is the whole record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/527/all-actions https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/527/...
- 4ggr0 7mo ago
  > too far left wing > biden uhm...
  - edgyquant 7mo ago
    His admin was by far the most left wing in history, only the actual far left think otherwise
    - ImPostingOnHN 7mo ago
      Please don't call everyone names for not agreeing with you. There are billions of people in the world, and you are one, and you have your one set of opinions out of billions. Nobody endowed you or your opinions with any sort of infallibility or superiority over others.
    - cyberax 7mo ago
      How does he compare with Nixon, who created the EPA?