"What moral system should government follow? The same one individuals follow. Do not steal. Do not murder. Do not bear false witness. Do not covet. Do not foster vice. If governments would merely follow the moral law that all religions recognize, we would live in a world of peace, prosperity, and freedom. The system is called classical liberalism. Liberty is not complicated."
-Ron Paul
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@susanhogarth Always take mine off when reading, back on when finished. I screwed up when I was a kid and threw away all my first edition Harry Potter dust jackets when I took them off, and now they just feel incomplete.
The US strategic oil reserve is at 1983 levels.
In 1983 the global oil demand was ~59 million barrels per day. In 2026 the global oil demand is roughly ~105 million barrels per day.
The global population has also nearly doubled in that time.
The US is currently subsidizing most of the world due to the oil crises in hormuz.
If the US does not come to some sort of deal with Iran, a war that should have never happened, then there will be a global energy crises of proportions that “is more severe than the combined impact of the 1973 and 1979 oil shocks and the 2022 energy crunch” according to IEA director Faith Birol.
The only thing currently preventing an opening of the Strait is Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Benjamin Netenyahu and Miriam Adelson are doing everything they can to tank the global economy as subsidized by Americans.
Both are communist ideologues hell bent on achieving their objectives even if it means destroying the global economy.
@LPofCT The tax on cannabis in this state is terrible. That needs to be fixed. They wanted me to pay $48 tax on a $77 order. Dispensary employee told me to go to Massachusetts instead. Same order, $60 plus a $10 tax. It doesn't make any sense.
The right to bear arms belongs to every responsible, law-abiding American. I will fight any gun control measure that infringes on that right. Punishing good citizens for the acts of criminals is wrong.