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Wish i could afford to buy a new car that could do this......
or we could just SET the price at something affordable, and oil companies could learn to live with lower profits.
That would require government regulation of the oil industry, which I don't think they would go for. Personally, though it's against much of my views of how things should be....I'd make an exception here. Make them public utility companies.Wish i could afford to buy a new car that could do this......
or we could just SET the price at something affordable, and oil companies could learn to live with lower profits.
In my case, it's more of a 'lesser of 2 evils'.In this thread, I am seeing an interesting psychological phenomenon. People seem to be willing to put aside their philosophical beliefs on government for an economic incentive.
In this thread, I am seeing an interesting psychological phenomenon. People seem to be willing to put aside their philosophical beliefs on government for an economic incentive.
"The reason we are in this boat in the first place is because our leaders in the early part of last century, put aside all semblence of following the constitution and bowed down to their corporate bosses. We used to have a diversified field of transportation and of living, but the oil and auto companies basically put an end to that in favor of cars, roads, suburbs and industrial agriculture. The government destroyed independent livlihoods in order to create a nation of employees."
as opposed to what? Did the president OREDER people to live int he burbs? Did the auto industry make cities not build rail systems?
People WANTED to do so. Why? living in the city sucks. For that matter, how does living in the burbs conflict with the constitution?
I am seriously confused here.
Ok lets go back to the 1950's
No walmarts, no real global corporations, lots of mom and pop businesses.
Well, thats not too bad.
But how do we get there? I can only really see two ways. Either:
1. The government steps in and basically re-creates the entire country, by force, and puts about half of all americans out of work
2. we let the nation destroy itself and rebuild from the ashes.
hmmmmm
while the idea sounds pretty good, I think the cost might just be a little too high. While your idea isnt a bad one, there really is no way to do it without destroying the country.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ask/gasoline_faqs.asp#gas_pricesEIA analysis of the petroleum market points to the cost of crude oil as the main contributor to the record high gasoline prices that we are now experiencing.
The cost of crude oil now accounts for almost 70% of the gasoline pump price. World crude oil prices are at record highs due mainly to high worldwide oil demand relative to supply. Other factors contributing to higher prices include political events and conflicts in some major oil producing regions, as well as other factors such as the declining value of the U.S. dollar (the currency at which crude oil is traded globally).
I maintain the view that we may see sometime in future far higher prices than anybody envisions. The current oil bull market is purely a function of increased demand coming principally from Asia at a time global oil production has practically no spare capacity. China's car population has more than doubled since 2002.
And, in the case that oil prices were to rise in real terms to their 1980s highs - well over US$ 100 - then the foundation for World War Three would be laid and most certainly begin to weigh heavily on equity prices for which I cannot share the prevailing widespread optimism anyway. Financial stocks have begun to weaken and this is an indication that something is not quite right!