by pete.wilson » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:11 pm
Hey
This is the kind of stupidity that makes me see red. In 2002 I drove a full size Chevy blazer to montana and paid between $1.25 to $1.60 a gallon for gas and thought how bad it was out west when gas was a $1.60; it's only been that last 2 years that gas has started out of control and if you do the research we aren't using more gas it's just we have more competition for the same amount of oil. Inventories of oil aren't down, there about the same as where they usually at and there has been no problems like Katrina which was the only reason gas spiked two years ago. Speculation in the oil market has increased a great deal driving up prices (energy futures markets driven by hedge funds) as an offset against our struggling economy. The Fed lowers interest rates to slow it down but more speculation dumps it (money) into oil because the prices are going up, which in turn continues to make the econmy worse, it becomes a self defeating problem, which had almost nothing to do with what vehicles we drive and gas mileage or how much money oil companies make; what they make is a by-product of all hedge fund investing.
First of all most countries in Europe have their own goverments which are the size of our states and they have no even larger federal goverment dictating what, when and how they can do certain things. With regards to their rediculous taxes; if you want their form of goverment then move there! We don't have our cities as close together as they do, and when we were developing our country; spending money for public transportation systems wasn't needed, instead we created highways for our personal vehicle ownership. It's all about our how and when we developed in the mechanical age. Up until now, we had low fuel costs so it wasn't a problem and really our fuel problems has only been in the last 2-3 years (hindsight at this point is always 20/20). If fuel useage dropped by 10 percent tomorrow, prices will not go down any appreciable amount. The worst thing about all this is the fact that we are being forced to do what we don't want to do (gas prices went up and then back down and we saw a explosion of truck and SUV sales..so what it's about the right of personal choice. I don't what some 2 cylinder 500lb car that get 100miles per gallon. Why some ask? Why should I be forced into something I don't want. What if the goverment came out and made it illegal for you to live more than 15 miles from your place of work? Would like like that? It's about having choices and people in Europe blindly accept their $6-7 taxes on top of their $2 gallon gasoline because they don't know any better, well we left Europe and formed our own country in 1776 and formed our own goverment because we wanted a better choice. I have a right to do what I want, buy what I want, live where I want, do what I want without someone telling me I have to. It's time we get smart about who we elect and if they don't whats best for america then string them up and get them out of there (maybe you should read the Constitution and the preamble again). It's time that our goverment works for us the american people. Just like social security, it could be there for all of us if we held politicians feet to the fire and not allow illegal immigrants access to it who have never paid into it. Keep Guns and hunting legal, keep certain christian principles which our country was founded, respect one another and help your neighbor when he is in need and have politicians that do whats best for our country. All of our problems come down to a lack of moral judgement and the love of money. But we have the greatest country in the world, the most freedoms of the world, has made this world a better place, offer a home to those that come here Legally, still has a great political setup and is worth returning power to the american people. On personal note: kayakrguy, if you don't like the US, living here, making a living here, raising your family here or enjoying the freedoms you have here, the right to freedom of speech here or think it's worth saving, then save my air and move to Europe, maybe you'll be happier there! I will even pay for your ticket out of here!!!!!!!
Pete Wilson
P.S. To everyone else I will apologize for my thoughts.
Why hasn't anyone found a dead bigfoot? When was the last time you found a dead deer, bear, coyote, fox, squirrel, etc. that died in the woods.........Hmmm.
Whats my motive to stop doing this?
but would you have a spare $50 I could borrow