On the Bus
President Bush, whose popularity continues to decline, has discovered gas prices are too high. He has new plans such as suspending tax breaks to oil companies, beginning a probe into high gas prices, and giving the EPA authority to suspend more environmental protection regulations. You can bet for a certainty suspending environmental regulations will happen, but don’t expect to get very good odds on the bet. Nobody is taking the other side of it.
As for a probe into high gas prices, that should be easy. All he has to do is review his own policies. Don’t bet on that happening though.
The current high prices portend the calamity to come. One day, oil will be gone. Ah, the market will take care of any problems arising from that. Exactly how is the open question.
Don’t forget to buy a house within walking distance from where you work. Living close by a grocery store will help too. And get in line early for the train or bus.
posted by Lynn @ 5:08 PM
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Don’t forget to buy a house within walking distance from where you work. Living close by a grocery store will help too. And get in line early for the train or bus.
This is true. Though I despise the over-used phrase "paradigm shift" that's exactly what we need in America. A shift in everything from our national energy model to the American attitude toward transportation and urban/suburban development.
We've done it before. First with the rail system then again with the interstate highway system. There are probably other examples as well that I'm missing.
As a person who likes puzzles and problem-solving exercises, and one who's a big fan of science and discovery, the future could be incredibly exciting and robust... with the right leadership.
Unfortunately, although Bush says he recognizes the Nation is addicted to oil, his only solutions seem to make the drug cheaper. I don't get it.
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