Amerca should use its oil reserves and give it to only two companies.

"No. I am saying that the oil companies' high prices are causing high unemployment. If the oil companies had lower prices then more jobs would be available. " How does this make sense at all? You want to lower gas prices, however by creating a 2 company dominance of the oil industry so many lesser companies would be obliterated. High oil prices aren't causes high unemployment, you haven't shown any proof. There's no logic to this. "Wow. If I've ever seen ridiculous speculation, then I'm seeing it right here. You're implying that Congress would increase taxes to give more wellfare. This would never happen especially not now. Congress just gave out huge checks. They're not going to take out more money from our pockets. Please be reasonable. " No - you don't understand any of my argument at all. The taxpayers pay x% of their check to help support Y programs. Y programs, including unemployment and welfare, suddenly require massive amounts of more money due to unemployment spiking. Congress passes Z law, to raise amount of x% to w% to help fund Y programs. Get it? That's perfectly reasonable. " I never said taxes would be lowered or hightened. You simply said they wouldn't. I used the term taxpayer to indicate that they are already spending so much money. " Stop making an appeal to the taxpayer if you aren't talking about taxes. I'm showing how they'll be heightened, causes a larger strain on the average american, the average taxpayer, the average american taxpayer whatever. You want to talk about the average man, I'm doing it. "Hmm. .. Not if we give the company's oil. They'll make more money and they'll be able to sustain low gas prices. And innovating oil companies will either promote new resources, which are available, or die. " You think that oil corporations are all that sustains american economy, while you haven't addressed the fact that by giving away all of US Oil resources would be largely detrimental because we'd be killing off one of the most valuable commodities to the world. " So I guess the average person is less significant than a few oil companies. " The average person is more important, but oil companies are also important. So, your ridiculous plan is going to not only devastate the United States economy, it's also going to hit the average person in long-term spiking gas prices, taxes being raised and it's going to murder all small-oil companies who will either be bought out, waste money on new innovations only to go bankrupt or die. Eventually, all the small companies are going to die. This is not beneficial, this is so massively contrary to benefit I don't understand why you're still advocating such a ludicrous position. "I understand your point but lowering gas prices can save our economy. Every aspect of our economy is affected by gas prices as I've mentioned earlier. We could save ourselves from recession. " No, this would not save us from a recession. Perhaps in the short term, but if we look ahead 6months to a year, you'll see the long term effects will annihilate us. The giant domination of the oil industry by two companies (the ones supplied by US oil) will end up inflating gas prices. Unemployment will then peak due to: A) Oil companies being shut down. B) Gas prices heightening even higher than before. " A few oil companies could lay off all of their employees even but that will be a speck compared to the millions who will loose their jobs and homes. Think of the greater good. " It wouldn't be a "few" as you've rehashed throughout this entire debate. Your entire argument is, "few guys can lose their jobs, look at all americans. " the fact is, I have been looking at all American Citizens, the giant effect on all US Taxpaying and nontaxpaying citizens will be so enormous our entire economy could possibly crumble. Are you not seeing how ridiculous, far fetched and whimsical your plan is? "+ Why would taxes be raised? ?? " I explained this above. "You are wildly speculating that one oil company would succeed the other. There is no evidence, theory or even reason to think that. In the long run, more oil companies will be able to compete. The other companies are not being banned from selling oil. Just loosing an advantage for a while. " A giant advantage, and as you said they'd have to innovate to a different industry or die. Stop changing your points, the fact is there wouldn't be any "other companies" there would be two superpowers annihilating the market. Just come to reason now, this is so silly. "The gas company jobs are significant lesser than the average jobs. What about UPS, FedEx, the Air Force, school buses, airlines, etc. Theyy have to use gasoline and are laying people off in huge numbers. 5 airlines have already shut down this year. " What? You say look to the average american, so lets look at the Average American. Joe works in an oil refining plant. Joe gets laid off because of your fantasy plan. Joe now cannot support his family. His children get taken out of school in order to help support the family, Joe picks up a job and McDonalds. Do you see where this is going? The workers of the gas companies are not "evil corporate bigwigs", they're Americans like you or I. And your ridiculous plan is going to screw them, the people you claim to be advocating for. "Giving free oil to gas companies will spike oil higher? Please explain. " In the long run. I've elaborated upon this earlier. "Oh because now everybody's fine? We shouldn't act to stop the recession? Just live and learn? " No - you have some ridiculous economic notion that a recession is possible to stave off. If it's possible, it's only going to crush the American economy in the long-run. You really need to reevaluate your plan. "If we sell it to the companies, then the prices won't drop. The oil reserves are to be given away in times of emergency. .. THIS IS THAT TIME. " No, this isn't that time. The recession we face now is moderate at worst, your plan is only going to murder the economic and domestic status of the United States. Honestly, to you, the judges, please see how whimsical this plan is. "We've used the oil reserves before. Oil is at an ALL TIME HIGH, inflation accounted for. This is the time to use whatever resource we can to lower gas prices. If we don't need lower gas prices now, then the concept of needing lower prices will never be usable. " No. .. oil prices don't determine the fate of the American Economy. IF we've got high oil prices, but we've got Americans working and pumping money in and out of the system then we're fine. In the long and short term, unemployment is going to stop this steady flow of money and force us into a longer, more detrimental recession than the current system. "And our dependence on foreign oil will be forever loosened. " I don't think I need to argue against this, any logical person who reads this statement is going to see how much of a fantasy this is. My opponent is pulling some "THIS IS OUR TIME, THIS OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS SPARTAAAAAA" appeal to the people. However, let's keep our heads and examine the facts: 1) Unemployment is at an all time high. Lowered gas prices are going to maintain and then increase this high. 2) Depluralization will occur - not completely, but to the effect that there's only two companies dominating the market. 3) Unemployment causes a giant strain on the government, boosting us deeper and deeper into the, as my opponent has agreed, inevitable recession. This strain puts the US more heavily into debt, forcing us to raise taxes to pay for social welfare programs like unemployment and welfare. My opponent has advocated largely for the people, and as you can see his case not only disproves any relation to helping the people - in fact, his case is so ludicrous we will see the average american becoming devastated along with the economy.