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Originally posted by Allyn48:
The United States has 4 % of the worlds population, uses 35% of the worlds energy, and generates over 50% of the worlds solid waste.
Obviously there is a price to pay for our conspicuous consumption. Actually gas has been too cheap for too long in this country, and that fact contributed to the popularity of low milage SUV's and the like the past 15 years. Gas milage actually went down in this period because of this. We all see everyday one person driving a 5000 lb. Excursion or similar vehicle that almost never goes "offroad". Just think about it. ( Interesting that in this thread a prevalent topic is that of conservation, i.e. riding bikes, mopeds, getting a high milage vehicle etc).
Early in the Clinton administration, there was a proposal to have an energy tax based on a BTU basis. The objective was to lessen our overall energy consumption and to lessen our dependence on foreign oil through conservation. But Congress failed to act ( much the same as Congress failed to act on Clintons health care proposal).
Today our glutonous consumption of foreign oil and failure to enact an energy policy in which conservation is the cornerstone threatens our economy and weakens our national security. And the runaway costs of our broken health care system, which includes 45 million Americans who have no health insurance at all, is a national disgrace in the richest country in the world.
Think about it next time you fill up at the pump, or are unable to pay medical bills.
Oh cry me a river. Go move to another country if you don't like it here. I guarantee you that you'll hate the government funded medical system. Do we have a problem with oil consumption? Yes, but why is it that only cars seem to use oil? What about the airline industry? Cars always get the blame when everything seems to run on faerie dust?
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Originally posted by Majisto:
Oh cry me a river. Go move to another country if you don't like it here.
Alot of people would, exept they cant. Only in America do we have such an open door Imagration policy. Alot of countries you cannot become a legal citizen unless your born there or serve in there armed forces. With that said just cause we dont like whats going on in this country that doesnt mean we want to abandon it. It might be FUBAR but its still better than living in 90% of the rest of the world.
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At least you guys don't have to risk your lives changing the price on the sign... I work at Sheetz and had to do it a few times this week. Also our Reg is 3.19 and our cost that we pay is higher then that, so we are loosing money...
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I filled up a little over an hour ago at $3.419/gal.
(It's the first time I've filled the Contour since it started overheating three weeks ago .. so this was a big deal!)
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