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minus-squareNougatcakelinkfedilink13•1 month agoI know that expanding oil production doesn’t do anything, because it takes so long to ramp up extracting the oil from the ground, and then more time to refine it. By the time it’s in a form that’s ready to sell, it’s been years.
minus-squareRentlarlinkfedilink8•1 month agoOn the other hand, tariffs on Canadian products will work have a quick effect on oil and the US economy. Except in the wrong direction.
minus-squareBakkodalinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoIt’s a land grab in the form of a subsidy to oil and gas in the form of “inflation reduction”
I know that expanding oil production doesn’t do anything, because it takes so long to ramp up extracting the oil from the ground, and then more time to refine it. By the time it’s in a form that’s ready to sell, it’s been years.
On the other hand, tariffs on Canadian products will work have a quick effect on oil and the US economy. Except in the wrong direction.
It’s a land grab in the form of a subsidy to oil and gas in the form of “inflation reduction”