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minus-squareoo1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoDo they still have lots of oil? That’s a fairly widely traded commodity so probably would help buffer against impacts on other industries of trade instability. Though they might have to consider higher tax on oil or something.
minus-squareHopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoDoes Texas have lots of oil, or do oil companies have lots of oil that happens to be located in Texas?
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoVenezuela has oil. Doesn’t make them functional.
Do they still have lots of oil?
That’s a fairly widely traded commodity so probably would help buffer against impacts on other industries of trade instability. Though they might have to consider higher tax on oil or something.
Does Texas have lots of oil, or do oil companies have lots of oil that happens to be located in Texas?
Venezuela has oil. Doesn’t make them functional.