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Home Front Economy
3 Ways to Lower Gas Prices
2008-07-08
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#7  energy is the future, why have we not made it our mission in life to become the world leader in energy production? Congress is a joke. Petty fools that they are can't see the forest through the trees. Every major city should have it's own nuke plants/wind/solar or whatever works for the locals of that community. Let the free market rule and I am confident they will find the best solution and the cleanest technologies.
Posted by: Alistaire Snavith3832 AKA Broadhead6   2008-07-08 20:43  

#6  Let Iraq sell to the rest of the world, reducing the stranglehold Saudi Arabia and Russia have. The sooner we drill here, the less reliant we will be on countries whose governments are more or less inimical to ours, like Mexico.
Posted by: trailing wife   2008-07-08 18:43  

#5  1) Drill Here, Drill NOW. That immediately opens the futures market to stability - and probably a drop that will filter back into the spot (cash) markets. Back this with shales - and a tarriff to provide a floor price of $100/bbl to prevent OPEC market flooding from destroying the new comapnies beore they get their footing. Make it clear that this is a solution that will be phased out starting in 25-30 years, over a decade or so.

2) Build 100 Nuclear energy plants in the next 15 years, 20 of them breeders to burn the wast from the others and turn it into fuel for them. To this add smaller "pebble bed" reactors for smaller communities. Also exploit geothermal power.

3) Build out the infrastructure for electrical and fuel-cell (hydrogen) based vehicles. Provide tax and rebate incentives.

There, done.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-07-08 18:28  

#4  Kuwait hasn't.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-07-08 15:40  

#3  At the very least, that Iraq should supply the U.S.A. with steeply discounted oil in return for their freedom - a freedom provided by our dead soldiers...

And hundreds of billions of dollars in war spending.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2008-07-08 15:38  

#2  I prefer conquest of middle east oil fields. At the very least, that Iraq should supply the U.S.A. with steeply discounted oil in return for their freedom - a freedom provided by our dead soldiers...
Posted by: borgboy   2008-07-08 13:46  

#1  If you feel the need, you can sign the Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. petition HERE:
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2008-07-08 11:58  

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