Fact Checking

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Examples

Mubarek wealth compared to average Egyptian income.

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US borrows 40% of the money it spends. (2011)

In class examples

China owns most of US debt

Oil from keystone pipeline will be exported?
(transcanada keystone site "oil pipeline", opposing claims "gulf coast refineries", january investor presentation "valero presentation to investors" see p. 6, 24, 27, 33,  npr  usatoday "us gasoline and diesel exports", import/export data  wikipedia "us oil import export") Conclusion: consume 20Mbarrels/day crude, import 10Mb/d, export 2.5Mb/d mostly diesel.  About a third is refined into diesel, which may be exported, but US consumes 1/4 of crude as diesel.  Refineries are in a "foreign trade zone" to take advantage of import and export tax advantages.

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