I agree that there is no immediate solution to much of this situation. Gas prices have risen too fast for people to adjust in the short term. But in fact they are beginning to adjust. They are cutting vacations rather than driving; some can work at home a day or two a week. Car pooling is getting a bigger push. Many states (New Jersey) have extensive bus routes for commuters to New York City. It makes no sense for every driver to move 3000 lbs of steel along the highway just to get to/from work.
You are assuming that "everyone" (i.e., an "all or nothing" approach") is required to cut back immediately. That is far from the truth. We can start small and gradually fade in solutions to higher gas prices. I listened to Donald Trump this morning when he arrived in New Hampshire to meet with GOP leaders. He says Obama is doing nothing about gas prices. Trump says he can do a lot, he is the President. Trump has some tough talk about how the Obama should handle freeloading countries around the world. He says that China gets most of Libya's oil so why not let China take part in the uprising there. Also we should get tough with OPEC since they would never have existed if the U.S. hadn't set them up years ago. The OPEC countries are all in favor of the rebel uprising in the Middle East but are standing aside while the U.S., France and Britain expend their resources. Let the OPEC countries help out instead of trying to "screw us" (Trump's words). ----- Original Message ----- From: "MB Software Solutions, LLC" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Obama's America > On 4/26/2011 4:35 PM, Nicholas Geti wrote: >> Oh. Give me another break. Food prices are rising fast and people need >> food, >> too so why pick out gas to complain about. Who do you think is fixing >> prices? There is no one person, government or other entity. It is called >> the >> free market and speculators are taking advantage of supply and demand. >> >> Besides people don't have to buy gas. They can drive less, buy smaller >> cars, car pool, take the train. There are lots of alternatives. Go to any >> highway at commuter time and you will see 99% of the cars with one driver >> and inching along taking hours to get to and from work. To me that is >> insanity. >> >> Who are you to decide whether an item is a luxury or necessity? Each >> person >> makes his own choice with his wallet. > > > You're kidding, right? The guy has to get to work so he can get paid. > Hence, he really doesn't have a choice. He must buy gas. Sometimes > those "alternatives" aren't an option, either. For example, what about > the people who make their living drivings goods around? Public > transportation doesn't apply. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/8E980A021E4340C28D9D5277A29FD435@dual ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
