Reply #13: Does anyone notice this pattern ......?

[maggrwaggr]

It starts in California with the energy "crisis". The lights go out. Why? Well because so many power plants are down for "maintenance." And why is this? Well, because we need new power plants! Why don't we have them? Because of those damned environmental laws! What do we do? Jack up prices so we can build more power plants! Circumvent the laws, hurry the permits through, and BUILD BUILD BUILD.

Then -- on the East Coast. The lights go out. Why? Because the infrastructure is outdated! Why? Because nobody's "invested" in it. What do we do? Pour in money. To private companies. To BUILD BUILD BUILD.

Gas prices shoot up. Why? Well because of "instability" in Iraq. A pipeline that's down for "maintenance." Why were gas prices high before? The fear of war, stupid! Did the "fear of war" actually affect supplies? No, stupid! It just let the gas companies charge more, so they could all have record profits!

How can we keep prices high? Make sure that the "infratructure" doesn't work. Make sure there's more "instability". Our friends can get big juicy government contracts to BUILD BUILD BUILD.

It just keeps going.

THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT.