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Off Topic!, Let the gas companys burn in HELL |
justdrive914 |
Sep 12 2008, 10:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 31-July 08 From: Asheville, NC Member No.: 9,374 Region Association: South East States |
WTF gas here in asheville NC is up to 5.10 a gallon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Something must be done 914's get good mileage we are tryin here!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) no more of this for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) how did it come to this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
lotus_65 |
Sep 13 2008, 01:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,608 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
capitalism is federally managed in an odd way to me.
imho, we missed the boat during the '70's oil crisis. we had a choice between managing energy with business relationships or infrastructure. we chose the relationships and allowed the business leaders to exert more and more influence over legislation. the result was continued reliance on foreign oil and the marketing of bigger and less efficient vehicles (for example). we *should* have begun a concerted effort to level the field with advancements in alternatives (as some wanted to) then. that being said, it's not too late, but you see what the priority of the federal government is based on the attention paid to iraq over the last 5 years or so. no one should have to give up their large vehicles, but they should have been marketed with clean diesel and other alternatives long ago, because most would choose the efficiency if offered on par with petro... even in the fat '90's, assuming the leadership maintaining the commitment to stave off our dependancy to the middle east. 2 things could help: 1- don't buy inefficient petro burning vehicles. tell leaders you insist on alternatives. 2- invest in american engineering and manufacturing, and elect officials who will do the same. america's ability to sustain itself has been gutted in the last 20 years, and no self respecting economist could expect the current model to end in anything but disaster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) that's my take. paul |
swl |
Sep 13 2008, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
capitalism is federally managed in an odd way to me. imho, we missed the boat during the '70's oil crisis. we had a choice between managing energy with business relationships or infrastructure. we chose the relationships and allowed the business leaders to exert more and more influence over legislation. the result was continued reliance on foreign oil and the marketing of bigger and less efficient vehicles (for example). we *should* have begun a concerted effort to level the field with advancements in alternatives (as some wanted to) then. that being said, it's not too late, but you see what the priority of the federal government is based on the attention paid to iraq over the last 5 years or so. no one should have to give up their large vehicles, but they should have been marketed with clean diesel and other alternatives long ago, because most would choose the efficiency if offered on par with petro... even in the fat '90's, assuming the leadership maintaining the commitment to stave off our dependancy to the middle east. 2 things could help: 1- don't buy inefficient petro burning vehicles. tell leaders you insist on alternatives. 2- invest in american engineering and manufacturing, and elect officials who will do the same. america's ability to sustain itself has been gutted in the last 20 years, and no self respecting economist could expect the current model to end in anything but disaster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) that's my take. paul Amen to that paul! What country is this? Richest in the world Largest Military Center of the world business and Finance Strongest education system World center of inovation and invention Currency the world standard of value |
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