I guess I must be the only regular who doesn't totally agree with you guys. I have no animosity toward any OPEC nation over gas prices. In my opinion the U.S. has done this to themselves. Any country that would base it's entire economy (and believe me ours is) on a resource we can't supply ourselves is bound to have trouble. For decades we have gotten rich because of cheap oil prices, and yet the amount of money we spend on research to develop sustainable and alternative energy sources is piddly!(posted 9655 days ago)Do you folks realize that when agri business produces food they use 2 calories of energy for every one calorie they produce - and yet we have the cheapest food prices anywhere (not to mention the associated demise of small farms). Why is this: government subsidies and cheap oil.
Rather than complaining I sure wish people would look at alternatives, yes they are presently more expensive but an economy based on cheap oil is just not sustainable. I'm afraid we are a pretty spoiled group.
Kim