This is why we’re boned....

Political squabbles

Will sink us all

Basically, Democrats won't let the Republicans drill for new Oil, and the Republicans won't let the Democrats tax oil companies to induce heightened imports.

I don't give a rat's hind end what your political views are, both sides are equally moronic in this whole thing. While they bicker over saving the caribou or saving profits, you and I get to sell kidneys to put gas in our cars.

The fun part is, there's no end in sight.

I don't know what my point is, I guess I'm just a little annoyed over the system being designed to fail at our expense.

/angsty political gripe.

Lets just take over the world and be done with it already.

All we need to do is bomb all the refineries in the world, with the exception of our own.


And make sure it stays that way, similar to nukes.

Lets not forget the idiotic cap and trade policy that both McCain and Obama are for. I really don't get these morons. How hard is it to understand, the US should drill for its own oil. The US needs nuclear power. We have tons of coal, and shale. We can be energy independent, we can get the economy back on track, what we need is someone who will take a stand and go after this. However we are stuck with dumb and dumber running for president.        &n bsp;   

oldpbnoob wrote: Taxing oil companies will do absolutely nothing the lower gas/oil prices. They will do what every corporation does and pass it on to the consumer. Americans need to wake up and look up the meaning of "moderation". Smaller houses, smaller cars and stop expecting to be able to go and buy something that costs $1.00 to build for $.20 at WallyWorld. What we need to boycott is excess.

And how do we start? Do you want to be the guy who tells everyone that they can't buy an SUV anymore? or that the house of their dreams isn't practical and they should settle elsewhere? It seems to me that would negate the entire point of what we're trying to do.

our we could all buy hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells cars

This thread makes my intelligence gland inflamed.

paintball437085 wrote: our we could all buy hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells cars

Thats what they want you to do.... Al Gore has invested heavily in the car companies that produce these cars. He also is pressing on higher gas prices so in turn we would buy the expensive hybrids and in turn he gets a hell of alot of money.

Benjichang wrote: Rather than look for new places to drill for oil, I think more effort needs to be placed in developing alternate energy sources

The problem with that is, the oil companies will buy the released technology immediately, and sit on it to preserve their profits. I wouldn't be too surprised if that's happening now.

I can't really substantiate this claim, but it would make sense from a tycoon's point of view.

My theory, and there are many holes in it, but it makes me feel better to think that I have an idea.....is to put a price cap on gasoline. Then, when they pitch a huge fit over the loss of profits from rising oil costs, tell the oil companies that every dime they make from backing and marketing alternative fuel sources, they can keep, with a fraction of the taxation they're getting on the profits from gasoline.

Someone, somewhere is going to have to be bought out for this to break. Everyone in a seat of control is making too much money to feel for the common folk.




Edited by Reb Cpl - 10 June 2008 at 6:24pm

Reb Cpl wrote: Benjichang wrote: Rather than look for new places to drill for oil, I think more effort needs to be placed in developing alternate energy sources The problem with that is, the oil companies will buy the released technology immediately, and sit on it to preserve their profits. I wouldn't be too surprised if that's happening now. I can't really substantiate this claim, but it would make sense from a tycoon's point of view. My theory, and there are many holes in it, but it makes me feel better to think that I have an idea.....is to put a price cap on gasoline. Then, when they pitch a huge fit over the loss of profits from rising oil costs, tell the oil companies that every dime they make from backing and marketing alternative fuel sources, they can keep, with a fraction of the taxation they're getting on the profits from gasoline. Someone, somewhere is going to have to be bought out for this to break. Everyone in a seat of control is making too much money to feel for the common folk.

I'm not sure I've ever said this before but....agreed!