Not all problems, just the obvious ones. Of course, I didn't see where you posted a solution. Do you have one?
Yes, the first thing I would do is end futures trading on oil which I believe is under consideration. This will end a lot of volatility in the market and let producers sell to refineries which sell to distributors which sell to retailers and leave out the speculators which add no benefit to this product and just drive up the price.
And yes, I believe we should produce oil in other parts of America than just mostly in the gulf south. In Louisiana our offshore wells have never created huge environmental losses as was feared and have created great offshore fishing areas. And this in an area where the rigs are constantly bombarded by hurricanes. Other coastal states could profit from drilling with strict regulations to protect their ecology and help us end our reliance on foreign oil.
I think we should use our corn to make fritos, not gas and quit using our tax dollars to subsidize this uneconomical venture which merely drives up food prices.
If we're going to use subsidies to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, then lets subsidize fuel efficient American made autos to the American public and let them save gas while increasing our gross domestic product.
Let's build some more nuclear reactors and free up the oil used to produce electricity to use in our autos.
The next problem is more political in nature and I can not fully explain it as I would like but I will give a short explanation. In the 1950s, most of our citizens lived in urban areas within a mile or 2 of where they worked and could walk, take a bus or make a short drive to work. The social policies of the 60s drove many workers far out into the suburbs where they were faced with long commutes to work requiring huge amounts of oil to be diverted to this purpose. If we could return our workers to homes closer to their workplaces it would save millions of barrels of oil daily. The way to make cities more desirable to our populance is too political for me to get into on this forum.
And in your 11 posts in this thread, besides criticising other posters, the only solution you had was for us to try to get more land zoned commercial in our town so that there will be a future possibility of another gas station opening up here. Now that's a real solution to our problems!
Now, I'm sure, I can sit back and wait for you to tell me why none of these solutions will work...........
