How about the usual ... offer a deal they can't refuse.

Slightly more seriously, do you have an idea what that would work out to in Dollars or % increase in GDP? How much sweat offsets that much oil?

On the side, your statement: I am also basing many of my personal finance decisions based on the premise that this trend will continue. ... Hokay, so where does the smart money go? Hope you have something more interesting than, "under the mattress", though I think that is not a bad idea right now:)

Over the past few years, I have been moving money into several directions. Among them are energy related stocks, and countries whose export situation looks pretty good.

For those of us that have put money into energy a few years ago a bad blip or two along the way would be okay but what do you think of someone jumping in right now. Myself the only spot I would think about at this moment is nuclear as it looks a very neglected spot, I hate crowds, love the wide open spaces and sing about that in the bath . Now there also is an area I would be intrested in putting a bit of doh rey mi into and think Woody would too... land... now that could be good ... raise a cactus or two, do a bit of rustling by moonlight, my gal Sal by my side holding a bucket of 'Old Paint' while I roll a Louis Special cigar. Mmmm mmmm life can be grand!

Ooh Gee, and right now on my TV portal there is President Bush putting, of all things Money into the hands of the people... did I say "life can be grand" golly I think I must have meant Stupidendous.

Robert:

My name is Greg Jeffers, I write the:

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