Posted by jdemaris on March 14, 2008 at 07:34:51 from (72.171.0.139):
In Reply to: Re: fuel prices posted by buickanddeere on March 13, 2008 at 20:17:15:
I agree 100%. I don't like paying higher prices (then the recent past), nor do I want some private entity getting rich over it. That being said, cheap fuel is not anyone's right - unless they happen to own the resource. Some people on this forum have claimed it IS our right as Americans. That is scary and embarrassing at the same time.
The US has a history of getting too comfortable, falling behind, and then recovering at the last minute. It's worked so far, but can't work forever. We were totally unprepared at the outset of World War II with a weak military. We were unprepared with badly engineered autos when the Japanesse invasion took hold in the late 60s. We were caught off guard during the two fuel crunches during the 70s, but that lead to some quick innovation. We were collectively clueless when the World Trade Center, et. al. got hit - and we started playing catch up for awhile (which seems to be stagnating now with an impatient public), and here we are with high fuel prices. This has been envitable - but the "new" American spirit seems more-and-more - to be whining, instead of innovating.
The US has sat back and done virtually nothing to achieve energy independence. We could of done it much easier while oil was cheap. I add, there are many things individuals can do - yet very few have done it. To do so as a country, we would - and hopefully will - make changes in infrastructure along with many other things that enable us to use less energy. But, long term fixes require short-term sacrifices - and again - is leading to whining instead of fixing.
If somehow the USA, or Canada was able to tap into a cheap oil resource - all it would do is delay us from pursuing a real fix with a long-term goal. Seems many individuals I know think only in short-term. So, why would a group of those people - grouped together to make a government - do any better?
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