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Shouldn't it be profitable? Buying low and selling high. Like, the current oil in there was bought at below $60/barrel or so and sold at 50% higher price or wha

Shouldn't it be profitable? Buying low and selling high. Like, the current oil in there was bought at below $60/barrel or so and sold at 50% higher price or whatever. The oil is always sold at a much higher price (otherwise it wouldn't be available in the first place).

axus 1mo ago
You can't fuel an aircraft carrier from profits, if the oil runs out.
- triceratops 1mo ago
  Hate to be that guy but aircraft carriers run on nuclear power. The jets on the other hand...
  - dredmorbius 1mo ago
    Every other surface ship in the task force, along with resupply vessels, also burns oil. The US had nine nuclear cruisers, but retired the last one, the USS South Carolina in 1999. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_cruisers_of_th...> Currently the US only operates nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (11 active, two under construction), and submarines (69 active).
neaden 1mo ago
But the person who is president when it incurs the cost, is probably not going to be the president when it makes the profit. That is one of the problems with things like this where you can get the blame for doing the responsible thing.