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e"war profiteering," taking aim at businesses' record profits as households grapple with soaring inflation. One of the dumbest political soundbites was President Obama saying, about a bridge, “You didn’t build that.” His basic argument was sound: government not business provides public goods like infrastructure.
Politicians—like most of the population—generally have no sense of economics, let alone business, and frequently take steps that are economically irrational because they don’t perceive the costs being inflicted on companies. Most egregiously, setting regulations and then canceling them means that companies are forced to make investments to satisfy them, and then write them off as losses.
But also, if governments take steps that interfere with project developments, the delays add to costs but again, in a manner that isn’t very transparent. A company that buys a lease in the Gulf of Mexico and then finds drilling or development delayed because of a government interdiction is bearing a significant cost—the interest payments on the money spent for an idle project. And if production is postponed, the net present value of the investment drops, sometimes significantly.
In the figure below, I compare the discounted present value of an income stream from a stereotypical shale oil well . In the first case, the well is drilled and brought on line in a couple of years and then production and revenue start and decline abruptly, as is typical for such wells.
Journalists are such liars: 'unknowingly.' The whole thing was scripted and you are part of the vast plot to destroy Western culture and Christianity.
It just so happens to ALSO be INTENTIONALLY hurt the industry.
Unknowingly? The power within the Democrat Party and it is not Biden celebrate the destruction of the oil industry.
And how the oilandgas industry knowingly HURT humanity. ⬇️
Unknowingly?
Unknowingly?
Unknowingly, you’re killing me…
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Sometimes I think The people tweeting the stories and or writing the stores at Forbes or 12 years old, do you read your your own headline🦜
'Knowingly'
'Unknowingly' He literally said he was going to end the oil and coal industries in America while campaigning!!! ForbesFools
Suddenly Forbes is on the don't not buy list.
“Unknowingly” 😒
'Why doesn't anyone trust us' says the soon to be unemployable scum at Forbes.
Alternatively: How the oil industry hurts public politics.
Correction...KNOWINGLY hurt the industry.
'Politicians,' Forbes? Surely you mean: The GD traitor Joe Biden and his inept and worse administration!
You guys are the worst shills. They know exactly what they’re doing
Unknowingly?
What a load of crap. They know full well what they did and are doing. Why do you run cover Pathetic.
*Knowingly They have LITERALLY been saying for years that they want to get rid of the Oil industry and they still do.
“Unknowingly.” Suuuuurrrreeeee….. 🙄
Unknowingly? Are you high? Deliberately is a better description.
I hope all the replies at just “Unknowingly?”
That’s right, proles. Being unable to afford to heat your homes this winter isn’t their fault!! They had NO idea, none, nope, no way. Blameless. They CARE!!1!1. Let’s not mention inflation, energy crisis or food crises either. Not their fault!*. * unless republican.
Your 'unknowingly' sounds suspiciously like your 'baseless' and 'false' when writing about election fraud you never investigated.
It’s not unknowingly.
Lol. Read a book
In pictures for you!
I think you mean purposely
Unknowingly
Was that a spellchecker error? I assume that by “unknowingly”, you meant “deliberately”. Yes?
✌🏻Unknowingly ✌🏻
The OilIndustry sets record profits nearly every year & gets at least $14.7 billion in federal subsidies & $5.8 billion in state-level incentives every year. Now publishes an article to garner sympathy for the Oil Industry?
-paid for by the oil industry
Hahaha .. come on .. your writers aren’t this naive are they?
Ok this is misinformation. Everybody except maybe Biden who doesn’t know where he is knew exactly what they were doing to the middle and lower class.
UNKNOWINGLY? REALLY? REALLY?
Good
“Unknowingly”
UNKNOWINGLY are you fucking kidding me LMAO
Unknowingly he said he would put energy down let's just hope to many of the poor's don't die from freezing. It makes it hard to get elected again
They know..they just don't care
Wow, that was a good article Forbes. I’m actually impressed.
How much did the industry pay for this article? 🤡
Don't forget how Biden nearly emptied the strategic petroleum reserve leading up to the election. Quite strategic indeed. If only it were in America's best interest and not the democrats.
Nothing more disgusting than now corrupt & biased the Media is The Media is so convinced the game is won that they dont even bother to hide their bias any more Every single one is corrupt Reuters business CNN etc Platforms i respected but now useless sources for info
LOL WHAT? The industry that just had record profits?
These democratic traitors deliberately hurt the whole of America.
Unknowingly ?
Unknowingly? 🐴💩
I'm going to have to block
They knew.. it was intentional. World economic forum agenda and it's stupid. Sheeple still follow it.
$XLE is near all time highs, doesn't seem to be much hurting going around.
Knowingly Mr Biden
Unknowingly? 🙄🤡
* knowingly
Oh, he knew