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ExxonMobil earns Record $10 Billion Profit in Quarter
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<blockquote data-quote="John Mastrocco" data-source="post: 545268" data-attributes="member: 54595"><p>Nelson said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It wasn't necessarily "a previous administration" - it's the new way of thinking in the entire government (and private business as well) that says it's cheaper to outsource things (read my "Hertz sold" posts) or "the private sector can do things more efficiently (cheaper) than a government agency" ideas that are now prevalent (and where did that originate, I wonder..?) that caused this situation. Besides, a lot of this is driven by Congress not the President. (In who's district is Haliburton's head offices located, I wonder?) </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>IMO, there are some "government" things that should be done by the private sector, some that should be outsourced and some that should be handled internally (in the case Nelson provided, the government.) The trick is figuring out which is which and acting accordingly. And that is something I don't think any President or Congress in the last 50 years has been capable of doing at even a 20% success rate. In fact, when they do get it right I believe it is a total accident! Politics and money skew things so badly it is almost invariably the wrong decision.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>GM,</p><p></p><p>We will never see sub $1.50 gas prices again. Right now we are already conditioned to think anything under $2 is a great price! I bet the lowest it ever goes again is around $1.80.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Mastrocco, post: 545268, member: 54595"] Nelson said: It wasn't necessarily "a previous administration" - it's the new way of thinking in the entire government (and private business as well) that says it's cheaper to outsource things (read my "Hertz sold" posts) or "the private sector can do things more efficiently (cheaper) than a government agency" ideas that are now prevalent (and where did that originate, I wonder..?) that caused this situation. Besides, a lot of this is driven by Congress not the President. (In who's district is Haliburton's head offices located, I wonder?) IMO, there are some "government" things that should be done by the private sector, some that should be outsourced and some that should be handled internally (in the case Nelson provided, the government.) The trick is figuring out which is which and acting accordingly. And that is something I don't think any President or Congress in the last 50 years has been capable of doing at even a 20% success rate. In fact, when they do get it right I believe it is a total accident! Politics and money skew things so badly it is almost invariably the wrong decision. :D GM, We will never see sub $1.50 gas prices again. Right now we are already conditioned to think anything under $2 is a great price! I bet the lowest it ever goes again is around $1.80. [/QUOTE]
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