au1929 wrote:hawkeye10 wrote:American energy problems can not be solved by more environmental damage, nor aided very much. We need to dramatically alter our economy, cut energy usage by 30-40%, and move to nuclear transmitted by electricity until we find a new energy source. Railroads need to be fully electrified, auto and truck usage made expensive with a $4 a gallon tax which is used to fund mass transit and upgrading our rail system.
Get real. $4 a gallon tax. and we all would have to go on welfare. Remember the price of energy impacts all the necessities of life. Have you noticed the price of food lately? Imagine what it would be with your additional $4 tax. What is needed is a real energy policy not a pipe dream.
we will need to redistribute the societal wealth, take from the rich and give to the poor. But we must find a way to stop shipping so much of our wealth out of the society by paying energy bills. All for one and one for all, we are all in this together. We must as a nation suck it up and figure out a way to keep our quality of live. Political ideals and economic theory will need to adjust to the new realities.
we just got an economic stimulus check, which was nothing more than a charge on our kids charge card. Every dollar that was handed out was paid for with financing from the Chinese and other societies with money to lend. It will all need to be paid back, with interest. It would be more morally right if we took the money from the wealthy among us rather from our kids and grand kids.