I agree 100%.
But considering what was said is obvious & has been said over & over again. Nothing will happen. People were saying a loooonnngg time ago $1.50 for fuel was outragous, then $2.00/gal..., something needs to be done. Now at $3.00/gal & they are saying the same thing...something needs to be done. Nothing has EVER been done to lower fuel prices. Why would they start now?
The oil companies give way to much to this "country". If they get cut back on profits, they will need to lay people off & then that means production will suffer, which means higher gas prices.
It's a loose/loose situation.
We will never drill off the coast around here because that will impact tourism. Yet, people will still continue to bitch about high fuel prices....."But don't drill off my coast". It's a double standard of sorts. They complain about high gas prices & how it is ruining their business because everything is getting expensive. Yet if we drill of the coast line, the prices will go down, but tourism will suffer, bringing in less money...ruining their business.
So a reporter asked a strip of store owner to pick one. More oil for the country? or a small mom & pop store loosing some business, for the betterment of the country? The owners said " I don't want to go out of business". That should tell you how selfish people in this country are. They want lower prices, but don't want to loose business.
Go figure.
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