THE CAUSE OF FUEL INCREASE

[Dave A]

there is a serious suggestion doing the land tax rounds that in exceptional times [as now with oil prices] the UN should be empowered to collect royalties from all unused oil deposits so that owners cannot hoard reserves.

It would certainly save on leading out with boycotts and then manufacturing reports on weapons of mass destruction

What should we tax to sort out the food price problem? Maybe Japan's reserves of rice that they've set aside for the lean times?

[young]

.........imagine South Africa was invaded be the US for some reason (say regime change) . The entire cities of Durban an Gauteng destroyed - all the popular buildings that you know and hundreds of others.

HOW MUCH OF MONEY WILL IT TAKE TO REBUILD CITIES. - the part rebuilding and redestroying of Iraq is mega bucks. Where will so much come from? ...................

we paying for funerals of US soldiers
we paying for weapons
we paying for rebuilding
we paying towards US world domination

[Dave A]

American taxpayers are footing the bill, it seems. I see there is an enquiry into the megabucks some of the top US politicos are making out of the reconstruction effort in Iraq.

At the moment, I'm more interested in why they wouldn't flatten Capetown, though

[Chatmaster]

It makes me think of the movie Zeitgeist.

[Chatmaster]

I get the America World Domination Theory... I wonder if Obama will make a difference??

the way the US are run by bu$ine$$, I actually do not think it matters who the president is. IMO the election process in the US is very commercial. The candidate with the most money to swing public opinion is normally the winner. The amount of favors you owe other people just for having the backing to stand for president is also a factor. Personally I feel the whole design of the US election process is far from democratic but rather capitalistic in design.

[meakin]

Dave A. Part of Capetown is already flattened. It is called the Cape Flats. Peter Meakin

[young]

I get the America World Domination Theory... I wonder if Obama will make a difference??

My opinion on Obama - if he ever takes the power, there will be no doubt that he will be a puppet to the US and Jewish authorities. If these leaders in world economy want him there, he sure will be there......... but with his arm twisted behind him.

............by the way..........can anybody tell me what they understand about "THE NEW WORLD ORDER"? which was officially announced by Bush senior ........and the analogy is forgotten by the world but is surely alive and with us. I basically what its about but need to hear peoples views.

[Dave A]

can anybody tell me what they understand about "THE NEW WORLD ORDER"? which was officially announced by Bush senior

To me it was linked to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and Russia.

There was a strong sense of the expansion of democracy and free market principles at the time.

[Debbiedle]

Can I interject with a really stupid comment here - have been too busy to get serious lately.........


NEW WORLD ORDER??

Isn't it, ME FIRST, then ME AGAIN, and SOME MORE FOR ME, in that order?

[Marq]

Heres the current state of affairs with regard to the petrol price.

[staffrepublic]

Not sure if you know this but RSA too has huge reserves of oil which gov reserves for themselves in case we are unable to obtain any elsewhere. I used to work for the company that builds the reserve infrastructure and was responsible for hoodwinking the world during the oil embargo. Those reserves still exist and Gov is smarter (and more corrupt!)than you will ever realise. There should be no reason for the fuel price affecting us here. The extent of corruption can only be seen close up. Work for Gov and you will see for yourself.