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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2091100" data-attributes="member: 3099">Whether you like it or not really matters not.&nbsp; The fact is the entire world&#039;s entire economy is made possible by oil &amp; gas.&nbsp; If I could snap my fingers and turn every pump jack and pipeline pumping station off, park every single tanker ship and truck the world over I would.&nbsp; Just for one week.&nbsp; I&#039;d like everyone to live in the dark to educate them to that fact.And just so you know, I do work for big oil.&nbsp; I have no freaking idea how many millions have been paid to landowners based off of my work alone.&nbsp; What do you think these landowners do with that money?&nbsp; They buy groceries, go to the movies, buy clothes, pay mortgages, pay taxes, etc., etc., etc.&nbsp; But let me guess that money doesn&#039;t count in your economic formula does it?&nbsp; I also know first hand that big oil puts more into local communities through charitable donations, sports team sponsorship, etc. than any other industry that I can think of, but you rarely hear it talked about on the news and never hear it talked about in political circles.&nbsp; Do you think that Bricktown in OKC benefits monetarily from the Thunder?&nbsp; Frankly, your stating that big oil is a drain on the economy and posting up charts illustrating the micro in support of your argument while ignoring the macro is utterly laughable and not worth debating any further.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2091100, member: 3099"] Whether you like it or not really matters not. The fact is the entire world's entire economy is made possible by oil & gas. If I could snap my fingers and turn every pump jack and pipeline pumping station off, park every single tanker ship and truck the world over I would. Just for one week. I'd like everyone to live in the dark to educate them to that fact. And just so you know, I do work for big oil. I have no freaking idea how many millions have been paid to landowners based off of my work alone. What do you think these landowners do with that money? They buy groceries, go to the movies, buy clothes, pay mortgages, pay taxes, etc., etc., etc. But let me guess that money doesn't count in your economic formula does it? I also know first hand that big oil puts more into local communities through charitable donations, sports team sponsorship, etc. than any other industry that I can think of, but you rarely hear it talked about on the news and never hear it talked about in political circles. Do you think that Bricktown in OKC benefits monetarily from the Thunder? Frankly, your stating that big oil is a drain on the economy and posting up charts illustrating the micro in support of your argument while ignoring the macro is utterly laughable and not worth debating any further. [/QUOTE]

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