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secondcurve · 05-15-2008, 03:31 PM

Very good comments. I agree that energy costs are the root cause of many of our economic problems. One point I would add is that it is easy to blame "our leaders". However, most Americans have grown accustomed to having unlimited supplies of cheap energy at their disposal. Look in the mirror and it is likely you will see the real culprit. Our society has grown fat, dumb and lazy and $125.00 a barrel oil may just be the wake up call needed do something about our energy dependence. Sacrifice, alternative fuels and domestic exploration in places like the Florida coast, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico are probably all necessary to have a meaningful impact on our cost of energy.

05-15-2008, 03:31 PM	#15
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,117 Thanks: 1,325 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	Very good comments. I agree that energy costs are the root cause of many of our economic problems. One point I would add is that it is easy to blame "our leaders". However, most Americans have grown accustomed to having unlimited supplies of cheap energy at their disposal. Look in the mirror and it is likely you will see the real culprit. Our society has grown fat, dumb and lazy and $125.00 a barrel oil may just be the wake up call needed do something about our energy dependence. Sacrifice, alternative fuels and domestic exploration in places like the Florida coast, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico are probably all necessary to have a meaningful impact on our cost of energy.