Nitro-Fish
ArboristSite Operative
I thought about that myself. The problem is Alaska alone cannot supply our oil demand. I feel our country is no longer capable of providing and catering everyones needs as a constitutional republic, so thats where the outsourcing comes in. Personally though, i see no harm in foreign competetion is just seems to bring about higher quality products and competitive pricing. If we didn't have competition, stihl would of never brought out the 361 to crush it. I'll agree with you though everyone has a different respective outlook
I agree, foreign competition is a "good thing", however, lets keep it on an even playing field: Give us the same chance in other countries to provide our products without the discrimative practices we are facing today! And yes Alaska ALONE cannot supply our oil demand, however, it combined with our other geographical resources which have been abandoned (due to the availabilty of foreign resources) is more than sufficient to keep up with our demands today, and in years to come. Our production technology would need a major overhaul, but again, that would mean more US jobs, and it is obtainable. We got lazy when it was "cheaper to buy oil from others than it was to produce it ourselves", thats when our producing methods were put on a back burner. The American Farmer hasn't forgotten how to produce crops to this day; they are still able to grow the same products year after year, just a little more efficiently (if they can afford the newer equipment & technology). Soon we won't even be able to do do that. The Midwest is being bought up by other countries every day: When was the last time you talked to a farmer in the Midwest who used to own 10,000 acres between the family and is seeing 25,000 acres surrounding them being purchaced by foreign investers? Just take a trip & have a conversation with some locals! I have never seen corn (or anything for that matter) growing in the "Badlands" of the USA, I doubt very seriously they can grow in in the arab countries, what happened to the food for oil thought process?
I better quit, before I really get on a rant!