I don't often write about politics or the state of our Union, but with things going the way they are in this country, it's hard to sit by and say nothing. I just heard on The Nightly News that many professionals in the energy and oil business strongly believe that gas prices will hit $6 a gallon, at least, by the end of this summer. That is ridiculous.
Because of the rise in oil prices, American Airlines has decided to charge for any checked baggage, a service that has always been free. People will no longer be able to travel period if this continues. It's only a matter of time before bus, train and metro prices rise to level of airfare.
Truckers are using cocaine and speed to stay awake so that they can make more deliveries because the gas prices are so bad. So now when we are driving to work (which we soon will not be able to afford) we are at risk of getting killed by a coked-out truck driver trying to deliver cases of oil to Jiffy Lube, whose Signature Service will most likey soon rise to $400 every three months.
All of this while companies like Exxon-Mobile and BP report record profits in the tens of billions! BILLIONS! Yet, Americans can't not buy gas. Even if we take public transportation, it takes gasoline to get a bus or train moving. No one is proposing a viable alternative to oil as an energy source. Why? Because oil makes people ridiculously rich and as long as those people are rich, they will have power...power to keep things running exactly the way they have been and will be for years to come. We need to find a better way to do things before we're all forced to give up entertainment, Christmas, cell phones, general hygiene products, food and Nintendo Wii. If we don't, we are all going to die of ragey-rabies sooner than we think!
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The problem lies more with the environmentalists than with the oil companies. The record profits seen by the oil companies have to be put in perspective in regards to inflation and also expenditures by the companies. They actually only have a few billion or so profit, which for companies as large as Exxon isn't that much. Also call your congressman and representative and ask why they are in the pockets of the environmentalist lobbyists, and why we have over 200 formulas for gas and why we haven't built a refinery since the 70's. we need to clear the way to drill what we have and at the same time come up with an alternative. Sorry I pulled a DJ and did a blog in a blog, Christoff OUT.
"How do I reach these kiiiiiiids?!"
The answer all along was right in front of me, cheating, we need Bill Beeeelicheck to solve our oil crisis.
Try buying gas, along with having 3 kids in diapers, buying formula, and the biggest expense of all trying to feed Baylee. By the way Obama called me yesterday and said that if he is elected then gas will be 1.12 a gallon....wow that man is good. Oh and i am sure that you have heard the name of the new Indi. Colts staduim...Lucas Oil Stadium....good timing for that.
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