There is no free lunch. Unless of course the government is providing it.
It is the government spends hundreds of billions keeping oil cheap and stable. And its doubtful that its efforts to do so actually work and may actually make things worse. We're fighting 2 wars over this right now.
I say let the market work and stop subsidizing oil.
And we should also stop subsidizing the automobile as well. If we paid the real costs of roads directly, we'd have made much better, less wasteful choices.
Regarding pollution, it is the proper function of government to protect individual rights, including the right to breath and not have pollution dumped on your property. And it is the proper role of government to keep people from destroying our ability to live on this planet. Its just another form of self defense, which is your right.
It is not, however, our right to shift the costs of our individual choices to other people. And that is what our government has been doing in so many areas. Doing it even more is not the answer.
It is the government spends hundreds of billions keeping oil cheap and stable. And its doubtful that its efforts to do so actually work and may actually make things worse. We're fighting 2 wars over this right now.
I say let the market work and stop subsidizing oil.
And we should also stop subsidizing the automobile as well. If we paid the real costs of roads directly, we'd have made much better, less wasteful choices.
Regarding pollution, it is the proper function of government to protect individual rights, including the right to breath and not have pollution dumped on your property. And it is the proper role of government to keep people from destroying our ability to live on this planet. Its just another form of self defense, which is your right.
It is not, however, our right to shift the costs of our individual choices to other people. And that is what our government has been doing in so many areas. Doing it even more is not the answer.