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2008/6/20-23 [Science/GlobalWarming, Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:50318 Activity:low
6/20    Hinchey still thinks nationalization of refineries is a good idea, but
        doesn't think it's likely
        http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,369321,00.html
        \_ It's a stupid idea.  He should be shot.  Building more refineries
           and not having 8 zillion different blends for ego stroking reasons
           is a good idea.
        \_ I'm amazed the communists state it openly.  Last I checked there
           were property rights in this country.  Besides, the government
           doesn't do /anything/ well, I don't see why anyone would think
           they'd manage the energy industry better than the actual owners.
           \_ The government does lots of things well, you just don't
              appreciate them. The military kicks ass, public schools,
              especially at the post-secondary level (think UC) are good and
              Social Security is the greatest anti-poverty program ever
              created.
              \_ The government is "good at" huge expensive bureaucracies.
                 That doesn't mean those are really good things. While it's
                 tough to find a good alternative to the military given the
                 current situation in the world, I find your other examples
                 entirely unconvincing. For one thing, it does not compete
                 on a level playing field: we are forced to pay for it while
                 private alternatives have to earn your $'s. Considering the
                 money spent it does not do most things well. Greatest anti-
                 poverty program eh? Ok... how is it better than the Euro
                 socialist systems?
                 \_ SS administrative costs are 0.6%. Where else are going to
                    see costs that low? Part of that is precisely because of
                    the economies of scale. It also costs much less than
                    the European systems.
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MySpace + WASHINGTON -- A Democratic lawmaker stepped off the idea of nationalizing oil refineries, telling FOX News on Thursday he only means to put "national pressure" on oil companies -- a day after he endorsed the idea of government refinery ownership. Following President Bush's call on Wednesday for the re-opening of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil exploration after a 27-year moratorium, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-NY, endorsed the idea of national ownership of at least some US oil refineries. But on Thursday, Hinchey wouldn't repeat his call for nationalization, only saying he thought it was important to put pressure on oil companies to bring prices down, and that there should be a greater push for alternative energy sources. On Wednesday, Hinchey criticized Republicans for what he said was a hypocritical approach to energy prices: "Our Republican friends also talk about the need to set up ways in which the material can be refined, refineries. Hinchey said that would allow the federal government to better "control the amount of refined product much more capably" than the oil companies. "Right now the oil companies that own all of these leases, that control the production of this material, that control the price at the pump, the price of home heating oil, they're the one who control the refineries," he said. But on Thursday, Hinchey avoided questions over his support for US ownership of refineries in an interview with FOX News. Asked if he advocated the government taking over the oil business, he said: "Let's be serious. The government is not going to be taking over these refineries. But I do think we need to be putting national pressure on these oil companies ... to let them know that we're prepared to do whatever is in the national interest of the people of this country.