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Of the money we have seen thrown around thus far let me ask you this, that 168 billion that our country borrowed to give away to us in the form of an "economic stimulus package" ...did it do a darn thing to create jobs or stimulate our economy. NO, nothing. And we borrowed the money from China. This past year the high cost of gas nearly destroyed our economy and society. More people lost jobs and homes as a direct result of that than any other factor in our history. Fannie and Freddie continue to get all the blame. Of all the homes I have seen lost in my area SW FL and believe me I have seen many, none were due to an adjustable mortgage. They were due to lack of work. Families went broke at the pump alone. Then added to that were increased electric rates FPL raised ours 16%. The high cost of fuel resulted in higher production and shipping costs that were passed on to the consumer, in most cases higher prices for smaller packaging. Consumers tightened their belts, cut back, went out to eat less or stopped totally. Drove around on tires that needed replacing longer, some even quit buying medicines they really need. Unfortunately cutting back and spending less results in even more layoffs. A real economical catch-22. And, as we are doing the happy dance around the lower prices at the pumps OPEC is planning to cut production to raise prices. They are even getting Russia in on the cutbacks. Oil is finite. We have used up the easy to get to reserves already. It will run out one day. We have so much available to us. Solar and Wind are free sources of energy. Of course to get the harnessing process set up is somewhat costly it is still free energy. It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents per gallon to charge and drive an electric car. The electricity to charge the car could be generated by solar or wind at least in part and in most cases totally. Why not use some of these billions to promote the set up of alternative energy projects on a national level? Give tax breaks and incentives to promote this. We could create clean cheap electricity, create millions of BADLY needed new green collar jobs, and most importantly get out from under our dependence on foreign oil. We should never allow anyone to have that much control over us as a nation. If all gasoline cars, trucks, and suv
’s instead had plug-in electric drive trains, the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota. What a powerful resources we have neglected. Jeff Wilson has a profound new book out called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. I suggest anyone interested in this subject read this book. www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com
According to some sources, there is enough oil offshore to take care of our energy needs for approximately 75 to 100 years. Oil IS NOT FINITE. At least not in our lifetime, and we do not have to rely on OPEC. As for the so-called green collar jobs, that is a MYTH. Part of the global warming FRAUD. Sherry sounds like a nice person, but she is buying into this green oriented global warming nonsense. It has been refuted by many reputable Scientists like Dr. Roy Spencer. Also, the world has been cooling over the last ten years. As for wind power and solar, you cannot control the wind and solar power is TOTALLY USELESS when the sun goes down. As far as electric cars are concerned, much of the electricity in our country is generated through COAL BURNING POWER PLANTS. And let us not forget about NUCLEAR POWER AS WELL, and Natural Gas. 86% of our energy needs are derived from Coal, Oil and Natural gas. The global warming zealots are opposed to all fossil fuels and want to abolish them. Sorry, that is not only stupid but an act of national suicide from an economic standpoint. Sorry Sherry, I don't agree with you. Alternate forms of energy like wind and solar are useless, along with that nonsense dealing with green jobs. If the global warming zealots and profiteers like Al Gore get their way, they will impoverish our nation.
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