If On Oct 23, 2013 12:10 PM, "Bruce Sorge" <sor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, but once the US and UK research projects for synthetic replacements > for rare earth metals yield results, then the game changes. > > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Thing is the world will not let that happen. The US is so interconnected > > now that it cannot be isolationist. You like your smart phone or laptop. > > Aside from the components being assembled at FoxConn in China, the rare > > earths needed also come from there. The US imports a significant amount > of > > its energy needs from abroad, a lot of its raw material requirements as > > well. Don't you think that its in the nation's bests interests to protect > > those sources one way or another? > > > > BTW another thing to cut or change - because of a Republican sponsored > bill > > several years, the government is required to sell its helium reserves at > a > > fraction of the market rate. > > > > also how about letting Medicare negotiate drug prices instead of paying > > what big pharma dictates. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368074 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
