Not ideal.

conorlarkin 23197 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 7:26 am on Aug 14, 2026

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Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/oil-in-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-below-300-million-barrels-lowest-since-1983.html

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Not ideal.NTLink conorlarkin 7:26am · 8/14/26
- Remember all the peael clutchers when Biden did it to help Quest4twelve 7:37am · 8/14/26
  - It was wrong for Biden & Trump to deplete it. Do you think it was ok for Biden to do it? NedoftheHill 2:03pm · 8/14/26
  - It wasn't CoVid, it was Ukraine and inflation caused by CoVid policy. iairishcheeks 7:43am · 8/14/26
    - My bad...point still stands it wasn't self created by US policy/decisions.NT Quest4twelve 9:10am · 8/14/26
      - Heh. Good one.NT NedoftheHill 2:10pm · 8/14/26
      - It’s self-created. By sanctioning Russia’s oil/gas you exclude them from market, cause the price up.NT Eli 12:10pm · 8/14/26
      - Inflation was self created by US Policy and Decisions. iairishcheeks 11:54am · 8/14/26
    - Inflation was not the reason Biden tapped the SPR Chris94 8:40am · 8/14/26
      - The US market was never going to run out of oil. iairishcheeks 8:46am · 8/14/26
        
        Of course not. But that’s not the point. Chris94 8:54am · 8/14/26
        
        Who loses their jobs due to high gas prices? iairishcheeks 9:00am · 8/14/26
- Cheer up, the debt is about to hit $40T.NT iairishcheeks 7:37am · 8/14/26
  - Massive tax cuts. Massive spending increases. Doubling the DOD budget. Chris94 8:37am · 8/14/26
    - July budget deficits Chris94 8:42am · 8/14/26
      - "How did you go bankrupt?" Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." - Hemingway iairishcheeks 8:50am · 8/14/26
    - Every president since Clinton is responsible for this. iairishcheeks 8:42am · 8/14/26
      - College professors told you not to worry about deficits during downturns Chris94 8:56am · 8/14/26
        
        Were the Obama deficits due to reduced spending, higher revenue or lower interest rates? iairishcheeks 9:03am · 8/14/26

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