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Originally Posted by CharlestonChad  Nope. I see no logical reason to tap our own resources to benefit a world market that will eventually crumble and leave us wondering where all of our oil reserves went. I'd rather save our oil, let the price of gas make altEnergy a necessity, and save our reserves for industries and infrastructures that cannot adapt as quickly as other areas of industry. Europe has survived on 8 dollar gallons of gas, and so will America. |
I guess you enjoy a massive trade deficit, and sending billions of dollars off to nations that would love nothing more than to hurt us.
That alone IMO is more than enough reason to do everything in our power to get off foreign Oil.
Our economy is falling apart with 4 dollar gas, and you think 8 dollar gas wont hurt. the problem with your Europe comparison is that more than half the price they pay is taxes. which is not the case here, and will not be the case if gas is 8 dollars a gallon. While in Europe half the money the spend to fill their tanks goes back to their governments, Here in America most of the money we pay to fill our tanks goes into the pockets of Oil companies and foreign governments, not our governments pockets.
But believe me I will not hold my breath waiting for you to agree with me on anything, after all I am old in all.