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Old 05-17-2008, 04:07 PM   #24
Mr Payne
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Not only do I buy gasoline, I invest in it.

But, I invest in very select countries that do not engage in human rights' violations, and I AM NOT RUNNING FOR FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES.
I am also not a multimillionaire, and my choices to not sink into poverty are much different than Cindy McCains.
FYI, simply buying gas means you are propping up prices for oil producing nations. It's inescapable (if you buy gas).

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The CORPORATE POLITICAL COMPLEX has made it impossible to not use gas and oil, since I live a civilized existence and heat my house with gas and drive a car.
You don't need a car, it's a luxury. You don't need to heat your house, it is a luxury.

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BUT, I am not investing in the Middle East, Venezuela, or Sudan. I know where the companies I own invest, and human rights violations don't occur there.
Once again, it's not where you invest, it's where you consume. About 15% of the oil in this country comes from Saudi Arabia & Venezuela. So yeah, you support dictators and stuff.
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