Listening to the radio on the way home yesterday, I heard Mayor Mike Bloomberg say that the solution to the energy problem is for Americans to use less energy.
We, the greatest, most powerful nation on the planet needs to… use less?
Sure, that sounds great to Liberals and environmentalist weenies who see the world through rose colored glasses… but realistically we need to accept the fact that the population of this planet is only going to rise and we must make plans now to accomodate that growth.
Neither Republicans or Democrats have any solution beyond catering to their flock enough to steal another vote. I know this because neither side is doing a damned thing to:
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Increase domestic drilling…
Increase domestic refining…
Increase the use of alternative sources such as Ethanol, fuel cell, or biodiesel technology…
Cut or eliminate taxes on energy and energy production…
Any one of those would have a direct effect on the price of energy, put more money into our pockets, and possibly make it so we can enjoy driving just to drive again… for decades to come.
Instead we have idiot politicians voting to ‘cap the fuel tax’ instead of eliminate it, or suggest that we use less energy, or propose taxing the profits of oil companies. None of that will do anything to significantly lower the cost of energy. That momentary thrill of sticking it to big oil will be rapidly lost when the cost of those taxes are immediately passed on to you and I.
Better dust off the skateboards folks, because if nothing is done you won’t be able to afford a drive to the town hall, city hall, or state capital to voice your opinion… Maybe that was the goal all along?
