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Who's talking about America? The Canadian oil production is up for grabs, does it become American crude just because it crosses our territory? Probably not.The international exchange of goods and services is what makes world economies hum. Why should oil be treated differently?Not all of it, just the portion that the rest of the world buys on the open market where it must be sold, it will not be an insignificant percentage and it will not be the answer to energy independence that the more optimistic republicans are touting.Since you seem to be eminently knowledgeable on the subject, could you please tell if there is any truth in the statement that "all of the Canadian crude that passes through the Keystone pipeline will be exported". ?Those figures are not based in reality and are the absolute high-end estimates by the lobbyists who are trying to get it built. It's one of the reasons republicans look so bought off on this issue, they are over-selling it to the max and counting on America to not check up on how disappointing it will really turn out.The pipeline will pass. The democrats are just busy making out their list of what they want in return. Meanwhile 43,000 American jobs will collect dust in the wings. $3 billion that could be in American worker's pockets being held hostage by democrats. I hope voters remember that in 2016 -working class voters.![]()
Why do we have a 40 year old (not virgin) embargo on U.S. crude oil exports? (I know the answer but I'll let you fiddle with it).