Monday, June 23, 2008

Lies, Lies, and more Lies

It's a bit disturbing that the American public is so gullible. They would rather blame someone for their lot is life than make the choices and sacrifices to make a difference in their lives.

The Oil Industry and Bushco understand this, and are playing it for all it's worth. Supposedly the Dem's and the Environmental wacko's are to blame for high energy prices. A bad analogy I'll make but make nonetheless is like alcoholics blaming MADD for their addiction. I'm not sure that is a great analogy, but then again the public thought process is warped.

We are consumers of goods and services. Look at the history of the Railroads back in the 1800's. History repeats itself. The Railroads called the shots back then, and got away with murder so to speak. The Oil Industry today is this century's equivalent of the Railroads in terms on their influence and power.

I'm not saying Industry is bad, just stating the fact that Industry by nature will get away with anything it can.

The Oil industry and Bushco continue to lie and mislead the public. The Oil industry today has 10,000+ leases on federal land on 68,000+ million acres they are not drilling on today, even though there are no legal or environmental restrictions to do so. Opening up even more federal lands will not solve our energy problems in the short term. All the Oil industry wants to do is lock up as much federal land as possible as cheaply as possible. They are making record profits today.

From their viewpoint, why should they increase supply and drive down price? The US government should not grant ANY new leases, until Industry in good faith take action on existing leases. The government should incent exploration, by forcing industry to drill first on existing leases.

The long term answer to our nations energy needs is developing alternate sources period. More drilling is part of the short term solution, it is not a key component of the long term solution.
A consumer has to view industry with wide open eyes. You are a fool if you believe the "trust me" statements of Government or Industry.

Taxcuts for Industry in the hopes they invest in new technologies is bonehead. Taxcredits for investing in new technologies is smart. The difference between the two is "Prove it to me", instead of "Trust me".

If you give Industry Corporate Welfare they will pocket it, and buy PR spots on TV to show you just how wonderful they are.

1 Comments:

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