tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post114135622070941968..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Our Oil?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1143145313900542422006-03-23T13:21:00.000-07:002006-03-23T13:21:00.000-07:00-1 on Seth's comment for a grammatical error.Oil i...-1 on Seth's comment for a grammatical error.<BR/><BR/>Oil is a fungible commodity. Anyone who thinks in terms of "our oil" is probably clueless. <BR/><BR/>The way to generate profits from something is to restrict its supply. Therefore the people who are interested in profiting from the situation are those who are trying to reduce supply. Since Zarqawi has been blowing up pipelines and terminals,Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1141538151233072612006-03-04T22:55:00.000-07:002006-03-04T22:55:00.000-07:00Do you really think that operating at a surplus me...Do you really think that operating at a surplus means that the nation was not already trillions of dollars in debt? There is a difference. It's not like the trillions of dollars you are talking about came from George W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com