So there is a big new discovery of oil in Alaska. The biggest in 30 years. And it is on public land. So it is owned by the American people.
Will our dealmaker in chief get us a good price for OUR oil?
We he use the money to pay down the debt? Or build our infrastructure? Or pay for the tax cuts he's already made? Or pay for his wall even?
Or will he go the corporate welfare route? Will he let oil companies rob us blind, so that the "job creators" can hire more south american servants for their yachts?
Probably not. And if Trump does a really good job with America lefties will say its just because he found oil
This is a bad thing.
Mason Lee
>It's a bad thing that oil was discovered because of political bullshit
Kill yourself.
Henry Cox
Agreed. Plus that would imply that Trump did something pro-america with the money. Which user just admitted Trump wouldn't do.
Owen Ross
You mean it's owned by the Alaskan natives. Fag.
Colton Williams
It shouldn't be sold right now. Mark it as a reserve.
Caleb Jenkins
You mean it's owned by Denver :^) Get fucked snow salesman
Samuel Lewis
I bet you Russia is feeling very sad about their predecessor's decision to sell the USA Alaska right about now.
Cameron Fisher
Sold Alaska, bought the White House. They won't be complaining.
Robert Flores
stay safe user
Anthony Wilson
It's owned by private companies. Oil prices are going to be under pressure due to US prosuction for the forseeable future
Hunter Hall
When are you guys giving Alaska back to Russia, the lease is up
Jaxson Wright
They didn't sell it, they leased it. Look it up.
Daniel Russell
The sad part is that they only sold it for 7.2 million.
James Reyes
Leased it and then forgot about it. USA is basically claiming squatters rights over Alaska lol.
Benjamin Morgan
Isn't that just a sixth of Lybia production (which has stopped since the """revolution""") ?
How will it change anything for the world peace ?
Liam Cooper
I guess they thought they had no use for more baron wastelands because of Siberia.
Oliver Ortiz
> forgot about it
doubt it
things like these can come up whenever
for instance, right now a few countries are trying to divide up the Arctic
now there are a few candidates, but Russia is pretty much the only state actually hussling around there, building military bases n shiet (whilst the rest of the world is preoccupied with random bullshit) and eventually if the US ever opens its mouth about having a claim because of Alaska, Russia has a way to tell them to fuck off, since Alaska is technically under a lease anyways
Charles Gonzalez
>mfw live in alaska >mfw dad always told me prudhoe bay would dry up by 2050 >mfw now this shit exists feels good living in the best state
Dominic Jenkins
1.5 billion barrels of oil. let's just say oil price averages around $50 that's $75 billion dollars. government will see about $50 billion from this.
more than enough to build THE WALL and start fixing our roads and bridges.
praise kek.
Oliver Perez
Aren't there no women?
Juan Wood
>Economist David R. Barker has argued that the U.S. federal government has not earned a positive financial return on the purchase of Alaska. According to Barker, tax revenue and mineral and energy royalties to the federal government have been less than federal costs of governing Alaska plus interest on the borrowed funds used for the purchase.
Russia secretly BTFO USA
Chase Hill
The Arctic could be filled to the brim with natural resources.
The biggest geologically unexplored land mass on the planet.
