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President Donald Trump said American taxpayers might be on the hook for rebuilding Venezuelas dilapidated oil sector.
On Saturday, U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, who pleaded not guilty to charges of drug trafficking in federal court in New York on Monday. Venezuelan officials say at least 80 people were killed during the raid.
The raid was a culmination of a months-long campaign of aggression against Venezuela, as the Trump administration bombed several boats originating from the country and seized two of its oil tankers. Trump maintained that the boats were carrying drugs. On Sunday, the president explained that he is interested in Venezuelas oil reserves.
We are going to have to have big investments by the oil companies to bring back the infrastructure, he said aboard Air Force One. The oil companies are ready to go, they are going to build back the infrastructure.
We have to fix the country first. You cant have an election. Theres no way the people could even vote, Trump said about the possibility of a vote in the next month. No, its going to take a period of time. We have we have to nurse the country back to health.
Moreover, he said, the U.S. may subsidize an effort by oil companies to rebuild the countrys energy infrastructure a project he said could take less than 18 months.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-says-u-s-might-pay-oil-companies-to-rebuild-venezuelas-energy-sector-theyll-get-reimbursed/
wcmagumba
(5,650 posts)Traildogbob
(12,561 posts)Its our God Damned money. We want health care. But fuck that MAGA. We are so fucking Great!!!! Give it all to billionaires. The smell of rotting brains are nauseating.
BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)Said the serial lying maggot. The checks in the mail and I wont cum on your oil Derrick. It will be a gargantuan task taking decades long after the check writer is dead. The oil companies will not get reimbursed and you dont want to leave your daughter or granddaughter alone WITH THE LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
ok_cpu
(2,232 posts)Lots of variations, but always "Socialize the Costs, Privatize the Profits." Bonus points if they can bomb a new market open.
spanone
(141,025 posts)Raving Mad
Timeflyer
(3,683 posts)per year in direct gov't subsidies, plus tax breaks etc.. And don't think about Epstein.
in2herbs
(4,239 posts)dweller
(27,847 posts)Venezuela needs to look at the US for an example of what the Pisswigs healthcare looks like
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JI7
(93,220 posts)The oil companies will give him the money after he gives it to them.
a kennedy
(35,314 posts)DAMN MONEY!!!! 🤬 🤬 🤬
dalton99a
(92,146 posts)CousinIT
(12,244 posts)
but SHITLER will spend ALL our tax money giving huge tax cuts and subsidies to the goddamned billionaires to help them get their hands on the oil.
THEY will get richer and richer. What to WE the taxpayers get out of it.
NOTHING. More cuts to OUR government services.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(1,828 posts)dickthegrouch
(4,299 posts)Their failures should be on their owners, their shareholders, or their insurance companies, NOT the US taxpayer.
If it was an uninsurable risk, they had no business taking the risk in the first place.
If they've already been compensated by their insurance companies, double dipping of any kind should also be considered an act of war, against the US taxpayer.