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Why, can the oil traders create such huge increases yet others cannot?If you don't know, no one will be able to explain it to you.
โJun-03-2008 03:53 PM
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โJun-03-2008 02:12 PM
wing_zealot wrote:traxtermax wrote:wing_zealot wrote:
... Keep dreaming folks, your executive and legislative branch of goverment ain't the answer....
If not the federal government, who would make a concerted effort to determine, develop and fund alternate energy sources/programs?
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I agree with you for the most part. My point was there are more then a few people that think the next administration is going to come in and nationalize the oil companies and every thing is going to be fine and dandy again. No, thatโs why we need a strong, highly financed, very โthreateningโ, third party. Yes, we need a comprehensive energy policy. But a lot of the people on this thread may be in for a shock as to just what such a energy policy will consist of. The days of cheap gas and diesel are over and super-greed, plus super- speculation, geometrically hastened their demise; maybe good, maybe bad but always painful.
โJun-03-2008 12:11 PM
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โJun-03-2008 08:54 AM
traxtermax wrote:wing_zealot wrote:
... Keep dreaming folks, your executive and legislative branch of goverment ain't the answer....
If not the federal government, who would make a concerted effort to determine, develop and fund alternate energy sources/programs?
....
โJun-03-2008 08:02 AM
traxtermax wrote:Along the same lines, here is another Jubak article that makes for a good read, whether you like Jubak or not. Of course the article is slanted toward one's future investments in energy, but it is enlightening. ARTICLE. Enjoywing_zealot wrote:
... Keep dreaming folks, your executive and legislative branch of goverment ain't the answer....
If not the federal government, who would make a concerted effort to determine, develop and fund alternate energy sources/programs?
Counting on business to make the necessary investment doesn't seem wise because if they don't see profit, they won't invest; not only that, profitability doesn't necessarily solve the energy problem.
It's the government's responsibility to make sure it and its citizens continue to exist -- and it's time they get on the stick.
The government is responsible for not holding things in check or addressing them before disaster hits. Enron was a warning call, then Adelphia and others, adjustable rate mortgages, energy alternatives, etc. They continue to get blind-sided or ignore the problem until it becomes a crisis.
People will change their style of living but the government has to step up to the plate and put political differences aside -- like they did in WWII.
โJun-03-2008 07:34 AM
wing_zealot wrote:
... Keep dreaming folks, your executive and legislative branch of goverment ain't the answer....
โJun-03-2008 07:27 AM
wing_zealot wrote:Yes, high oil prices are here to stay. People constantly like to blame others instead of taking personal responsibility for their own actions. They don't see themselves in mirrors, as they never look into them. Around here I can set the cruise at the speed limit on the freeway, and I am still constantly passed by virtually everyone, so I guess diesel and gas are not too high, yet. No, I don't believe conservation will lower the price of fuel, but it will certainly lower the impact on one's pocketbook. Let's just face the facts, all forms of energy are getting more expensive, and will continue to do so. A little conservation, will go a long ways in your pocketbook, all you have to do is look in the mirror. So, try it, you just might be surprised at the results.
High oil prices are here to stay. It is readily apparent to me that there are are whole lot of people that believe someone is trying to screw them and the guy in the mirror is not part of the problem. As long as they keep believing its the boogey man, nothing is going to change - except maybe for the worse. Keep dreaming folks, your executive and legislative branch of goverment ain't the answer. Now I have to get back to baking cookies for Santa.
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