tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29731691.post115108168913002617..comments2023-03-26T19:40:27.134-05:00Comments on Uniquely Joe: Something not considered?sstchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821202515283762603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29731691.post-1151298407579384042006-06-26T00:06:00.000-05:002006-06-26T00:06:00.000-05:00I would like to direct you toward the Palestinian ...I would like to direct you toward the Palestinian government right now. Hamas is feeling the heat because it doesn't have any money. And the people don't like it. The government only has so much money, and can't subsidize gas too much. If the price of gas doubles, it would hit them pretty hard, because they would have to make up the difference. You could almost look at the subsidy as an option to a stock, as far as smaller changes in the price of the stock dramatically increase the price of the option.sstchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821202515283762603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29731691.post-1151297351060443642006-06-25T23:49:00.000-05:002006-06-25T23:49:00.000-05:00You forgot to take into consideration that the US ...You forgot to take into consideration that the US has an entire fleet based out of Bahrain. Prices would dramatically increase in Iran as oil accounts for a huge percentage of their exports, but most likely the effects of the price increases will be felt by the government not neccesarily the "people" as oil is heavily subsidised, well at least at first. So the government pays the heavy burden, gets pissed then starts laying off workers as revenues decline. SO only a certain part of the country is pissedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com