Comments on: Time To Bail Out Oil Companies? http://www.onebigdog.net/time-to-bail-out-oil-companies/ "Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the Big Dog because the Big Dog is always right" Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:25:29 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bill http://www.onebigdog.net/time-to-bail-out-oil-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-127628 Bill Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:44:49 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=5511#comment-127628 I am a small oil producer in NE Kansas. Most of our production comes from very small wells that make 1/4 to 1/2 barrel per day. With the price where it is, I cant make money. I have to let me field people go and who wins? Granted at $140 a barrel it was good, but to high is bad, to low is bad. Bail my poor little butt out so I can afford to get my people back to work and get some money flowing in our local rural communities. I am a small oil producer in NE Kansas. Most of our production comes from very small wells that make 1/4 to 1/2 barrel per day. With the price where it is, I cant make money. I have to let me field people go and who wins? Granted at $140 a barrel it was good, but to high is bad, to low is bad. Bail my poor little butt out so I can afford to get my people back to work and get some money flowing in our local rural communities.

]]> By: Carla http://www.onebigdog.net/time-to-bail-out-oil-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-127011 Carla Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:11:10 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=5511#comment-127011 The sad part of all of this is the small business owner, these new mandates cost approximately $40,000 to install, and most small business owners can't afford that. Owners have been told all they have to do is raise their prices to re-coup these costs, with the costs of credit cards, etc. (each time you use your credit card, the business owner is charged a percentage for the use of that card) and all the other taxes, etc.) you can't stay competitive and raise your prices. We need to build more refineries, drill in our own country, people need to educate themselves before they make all these unrealistic comments. The sad part of all of this is the small business owner, these new mandates cost approximately $40,000 to install, and most small business owners can’t afford that. Owners have been told all they have to do is raise their prices to re-coup these costs, with the costs of credit cards, etc. (each time you use your credit card, the business owner is charged a percentage for the use of that card) and all the other taxes, etc.) you can’t stay competitive and raise your prices. We need to build more refineries, drill in our own country, people need to educate themselves before they make all these unrealistic comments.

]]> By: Adam http://www.onebigdog.net/time-to-bail-out-oil-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-126996 Adam Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:52:33 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=5511#comment-126996 The main difference on oil between Dems and Republicans is that the Republicans always tend to address the supply curve. Let's just drill more, release our reserves, etc., to get more oil into the market. Democrats tend to want to address the demand curve. Let's increase fuel standards, let's invest in renewable energy, etc., and let's reduce our need for oil. I'm pretty sure the result should be a healthy dose of both but of course I won't hold my breath waiting on that... I feel for those who will be out of business but every change in environmental regulation affects business this way. It's a trade off really. This is probably the worst time to be axing jobs of course but if we waited until just the right time to do what's right for our communities then nothing would ever get done in that regard. The main difference on oil between Dems and Republicans is that the Republicans always tend to address the supply curve. Let’s just drill more, release our reserves, etc., to get more oil into the market. Democrats tend to want to address the demand curve. Let’s increase fuel standards, let’s invest in renewable energy, etc., and let’s reduce our need for oil. I’m pretty sure the result should be a healthy dose of both but of course I won’t hold my breath waiting on that…

I feel for those who will be out of business but every change in environmental regulation affects business this way. It’s a trade off really. This is probably the worst time to be axing jobs of course but if we waited until just the right time to do what’s right for our communities then nothing would ever get done in that regard.

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