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To: decimon; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; FromLori; Gilbo_3; NFHale; ...
RE :”C&EN Senior Editor Mitch Jacoby and Contributing Editor Jessie Jiang explain that the situation involves a family of chemical elements that may soon start to live up to their name, the “rare earths.” China has virtually cornered the global market on them, and produces most of the world's supply. Since 2005, China has been raising prices and restricting exports, most recently in 2010, fostering a potential supply crisis in the U.S.

Why do we need natural resources when we have Obama-care and unemployment compensation? A better investment than natural resources like energy, metals, is stimulating the economy with food stamps.

2 posted on 09/01/2010 10:22:23 AM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: sickoflibs; decimon; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; DoughtyOne; FromLori; Gilbo_3; NFHale

I am particularly fond of the unofficial “ food stamps for crack “ program....


9 posted on 09/01/2010 10:47:06 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (((.Go troops! " Vote out RINOS. They screw you EVERY time" Jim Robinson)
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LOL - you left off the /s tag for liberal lurkers...


11 posted on 09/01/2010 11:50:10 AM PDT by GOPJ (...Be the change you wish to see in the world, ,,, - Gandhi)
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