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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 5184434" data-attributes="member: 22662">So silly.Consider it this way.&nbsp; UPS is running at 85% capacity.&nbsp; A global pandemic hits and suddenly UPS is at 109% capacity.Mayor of Smallville, Idaho sends an email to UPS executives in Atlanta informing them that the city council voted and UPS will not be given permission to build on the west end of town.And the response is?&nbsp; The response is, who cares?&nbsp; First planning for expansion into new buildings isn’t a six month project.&nbsp; If UPS planned to build in Smallville to begin with, there are always backup plans and contingency routing that is considered long before Smallville even elected the mayor.It’s the same with oil companies.&nbsp; Exploring what they have takes years. What happens in Washington really doesn’t affect the day to day happenings.&nbsp; Shale mining closes down when the price of oil doesn’t support the operations.&nbsp; And why shouldn’t it?&nbsp; Why go to investors and say that dividends are down because getting the oil from shale is too expensive?&nbsp; Shut it down and reopen when prices go up.It’s just business.&nbsp; Nothing the Biden administration has done has slowed oil production or even made it more expensive or difficult.&nbsp; It’s a political sideshow that partisans find convenient to stoke the voting fires but business leaders shrug their shoulders at.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because they own Washington.&nbsp; In the end, they’ll get what they want.&nbsp; For the time being, there’s really no reason to complain because the money is flowing and thats really why they’re&nbsp; in business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 5184434, member: 22662"] So silly. Consider it this way. UPS is running at 85% capacity. A global pandemic hits and suddenly UPS is at 109% capacity. Mayor of Smallville, Idaho sends an email to UPS executives in Atlanta informing them that the city council voted and UPS will not be given permission to build on the west end of town. And the response is? The response is, who cares? First planning for expansion into new buildings isn’t a six month project. If UPS planned to build in Smallville to begin with, there are always backup plans and contingency routing that is considered long before Smallville even elected the mayor. It’s the same with oil companies. Exploring what they have takes years. What happens in Washington really doesn’t affect the day to day happenings. Shale mining closes down when the price of oil doesn’t support the operations. And why shouldn’t it? Why go to investors and say that dividends are down because getting the oil from shale is too expensive? Shut it down and reopen when prices go up. It’s just business. Nothing the Biden administration has done has slowed oil production or even made it more expensive or difficult. It’s a political sideshow that partisans find convenient to stoke the voting fires but business leaders shrug their shoulders at. Why? Because they own Washington. In the end, they’ll get what they want. For the time being, there’s really no reason to complain because the money is flowing and thats really why they’re in business. [/QUOTE]

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