Government Is Not Going To Bring Prices Of Energy Down

The whole country seems to be in turmoil over gasoline prices. Oil companies makes billions of dollars profit on staggering amounts of revenue. Banks and credit card companies rape up with interest rates and get away scot free. No one questions their 25% profits. Water bills go up in most places along with electricity bills and other utilties much faster than our incomes grow. We all complain, mostly about the gas companies, but nothing will change until the people change it. Government is never going to change things such as this.

The Democrats claim they are a friend of the little man, but they have yet to do anything to help out I have seen. They were in control of the Congress for many years, most of the time in sole possession, and they never did anything to amount to a hill of beans. They will talk and beat their chests like they are doing now, but they don’t ever say anything of any substance. They won’t lift a finger to help anyone out. They only want to get back in power. They will not float a plan to bring energy prices down. They want people to get mad at the Republicans and vote them out of office so they can get back in power. They could put forth a plan right now to drive down prices and win a big majority in Congress in the next elections. They can’t because they don’t have a plan. Never had! Never will!

The Republicans let the thing ride. They lose the battle on the publicity front all the time. Of course, about 90% of the media is against them, but they could do better in getting what they are going to do across. They are in power. They need to call the shots. They only react to what public opinion says. They get caught with their pants down most of the time. They are no better than anyone else in fixing our energy problems.

As an electorate we need to throw the bums out of office. We need some good energy plans that allow the common man to take advantage of alternative energy sources. Tax policy needs to accompany these plans. Wind, solar, hydro, and whatever else needs to be on the table. Let’s give the people something on invest in and change the way we use energy. We need to screen the candidates closely and elect people who follow the will of the people who elect them. Until we do that.....we’ll pay out the nose, and gas tank, for a lot of stuff.