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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2838345" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>Ok... so no one is answering the question. The complaint is - "low oil prices have put people out of work in high-paying jobs in the oilfield."</p><p></p><p></p><p>So again... SHOULD we voluntarily pay more for a product so that we can employ people in high-paying jobs to produce that product?</p><p></p><p></p><p>People are acting like I'm rejoicing that people in the oilfield are out of work. Gimme a break. I'm happy less of my paycheck is going to the gas pump, so I can spend it on other things I find useful, necessary or enjoyable. THE MONEY IS STILL GETTING SPENT.... it is going into the economy. But not as much is going to oilfield workers, more is going to gun and ammo producers, lately. More is going to pay off debt. More is going into my retirement... into lots of things. I'm paying a couple of local craftsmen tomorrow to put in some new granite and a plumber to change the fixtures. Wouldn't have been able to do that if I were paying 3x as much for gasoline the last 2 months.</p><p></p><p>So... should I skip out on improving the value of my home (for when I sell it) and supporting my local craftsmen and just take that money and send it to an oil company so they can support one of their rig guys for another week?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2838345, member: 9374"] Ok... so no one is answering the question. The complaint is - "low oil prices have put people out of work in high-paying jobs in the oilfield." So again... SHOULD we voluntarily pay more for a product so that we can employ people in high-paying jobs to produce that product? People are acting like I'm rejoicing that people in the oilfield are out of work. Gimme a break. I'm happy less of my paycheck is going to the gas pump, so I can spend it on other things I find useful, necessary or enjoyable. THE MONEY IS STILL GETTING SPENT.... it is going into the economy. But not as much is going to oilfield workers, more is going to gun and ammo producers, lately. More is going to pay off debt. More is going into my retirement... into lots of things. I'm paying a couple of local craftsmen tomorrow to put in some new granite and a plumber to change the fixtures. Wouldn't have been able to do that if I were paying 3x as much for gasoline the last 2 months. So... should I skip out on improving the value of my home (for when I sell it) and supporting my local craftsmen and just take that money and send it to an oil company so they can support one of their rig guys for another week? [/QUOTE]
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