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Originally Posted by Eddies66
Please read “The Last Men Out” for a correction in you thoughts on Saigon. You missed the mark on that. If you don’t like SS don’t take it.
With regards to Keystone:
State Department found in its 2014 report.
In the report, the agency wrote that 10,400 estimated positions would be for seasonal construction work lasting four to eight-month periods. Since the State Department defines "job" as "one position that is filled for 1 year," that would equate to approximately 3,900 jobs over a two-year period. In short: Most of the estimated jobs were temporary.
The State Department forecasted that no more than 50 jobs, some of which could be located in Canada, would be required to maintain the pipeline. Thirty-five of them would be permanent, while 15 would be temporary contractors.
Keystone spills have sent more than 383,000 gallons of crude oil into rural wetlands in North Dakota and more than 200,000 gallons into a pasture in South Dakota. Do a little research on toxicity of tar sands and the effects on the environment. This is Canadian oil to be refined in the US and sold to who? Here is a thought, built a pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia, contract the US to build a refinery there, no environmental threat to the US. I guess that makes too much sense.
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I wouldn't trust the U.S. Department of State any more than I'd trust the Department of Justice, or it's child agencies. The corruption and lies are so rampant as to make them entirely unbelievable.
The point is to have energy produced here, within our borders. So no one can interrupt the supply. Not even Canada It's one of those national security issues. In fact, the U.S. should be entirely self contained and self sufficient, wherever possible. We should be a net exporter on everything, we should be entirely energy self sufficient, and we should be producing 100% of our military equipment inside the U.S., as well. There's no reason not to have oil produced and refined here. As a matter of fact, we should be building nuclear plants, and other power producing facilities that do not require the cooperation of nature. And there is no reason to be purchasing any component of any military hardware offshore.
As far as taking social security goes, they stole money from me for 40 plus years, so far. With no intention of giving it back. I'd have a million dollars or so by now had I had that money to invest. Now I have to worry about being able to work until I'm 67, and hoping the pittance that they grudgingly pay me back won't run out. Anyone other than the U.S. government running such as ponzi scheme would go to prison.