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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (254949)6/19/2008 1:55:19 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793838
 
Having oil means your rulers are answerable to nobody.

When I go "schizophrenic" and imagine different worlds, I think, "let's take over the Saudi and Emerits oil fields and pay the royalties to the people in those two states, bypassing the rulers, as we do in Alaska. Once they all started getting checks, they would never want to go back."



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (254949)6/19/2008 9:21:15 AM
From: Triffin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793838
 

Unfortunately, the track record of countries using an oil windfall to build a healthy economy is pretty slim.


Dubai is trying ..

Triff ..



To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (254949)6/19/2008 3:34:21 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk  Respond to of 793838
 
Not on solid ground here, but I believe Norway may be the exception that proves your rule. And, Dubai (so far) as Triff noted.


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