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2018-06-11 Economy

Big Oil Booms: Texas Truck Drivers Make $140k, Forces Rising Wages in Other Industries

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 $28 an hour!
In other news, Nancy Pelosi is not impressed.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-06-11 00:55|| 2018-06-11 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Oil Industry - Chevron in this article.

Which allows me to note something that MSM refused to report.

Several Chevron oil company executives taken hostage by the Venezuela government were released during the past two weeks due to pressure by the Trump Admin after the sham Venezuela elections when Trump suggested harsher penalties. This was an attempt to get Trump to back off. Not a peep about it in the MSM.

The employees were Venezuelan citizens working for the US company in Venezuela.

Posted by Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-06-11 01:51|| 2018-06-11 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 ...probably because they were being paid in US dollars not bolivars, at the official rate with regulation fees collected by government officials.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-11 07:27|| 2018-06-11 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 But, this successful economy has what some say are a few downsides as well

Nancy Palsy: "Of course now, these people will be forced to buy bigger wallets, which may actually affect their posture. Horrific"

Posted by Frank G 2018-06-11 10:18|| 2018-06-11 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Mouth Pelosi mouths off saying increased wages from Trumps policies are too small while she pushes for more illegals to help corps drive down wages.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-06-11 11:11|| 2018-06-11 11:11|| Front Page Top

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