Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence.

From	wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly)
Newsgroups	nz.general
Subject	Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence.
Date	2026-03-17 00:39 +0000
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2026, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
>On Tue, 17 Mar 2026, Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>People who  worked there said  after the closure that by blending
>>import crude and local  stuff we  could have refined our own fuel  not
>>always reliant on import crude.
>>
>>It also  could re-refine aviation fuel that  was contaminated on
>>arrive as has been done in the past  now we have to  send  it  back to
>>Ozz at a cost  .
>>
>>We produced out own bitumen road paving and CO2  for the food industry
>>now all this has the be imported as well. 
>
>None of this justifies Government ownership or intervention. 

Aw, just to say that Crash misses the huge point of national industry
and self-sufficiency.  We should be able to keep our infrastructure
going even if all overseas trade vanishes.  Who wants to lose our
electricity or fuel, when we could keep them going?  First we should
establish and maintain our self-sufficiency, then add imports &
exports to that as a luxury, not a necessity, as much as possible.  

Mutley is totally right to say government should have intervened and
even nationalised the refinery when it closed -- it was a strategic
industry.  They should rebuild it even now to refine our own drilled
petroleum.

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It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> - 2026-03-16 00:27 +0000
  Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> - 2026-03-16 17:17 +1300
    Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-03-16 07:25 +0000
    Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-17 08:48 +1300
      Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> - 2026-03-17 09:24 +1300
        Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) - 2026-03-17 00:39 +0000
          Re: It's what self interest does to a Prime Minister with low intelligence. Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> - 2026-03-17 14:36 +1300

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