What Obama has created here is not a solution for America’s energy woes, but rather a farce that only uses those energy woes as an excuse to clamp down on our freedom.
Precisely why they don’t want to unleash our reserves…
Question is will they pull it off? A LOT of people think we can’t drill our way out and the oil’s almost gone.
golfmann - 09:08am on 08/04/2008
A planning trick that helps people is replace “fuel” or “gas” in these plans with “water.”
People will claim that it changes the dynamics because we need water to live but in our economy we need gas just slightly less. In doing so, the plans that don’t make sense stick out a little more because people see the need for water a little easier.
So a “wind fall profits tax” on water companies? Suddenly people see that it might not be as good of any idea as “create a less wasteful water infrastructure.”
It isn’t perfect, but it help model the point.
Rob B. - 09:08am on 08/04/2008
Bigger government means less FREEDOM?
Dude. I know you don’t like Obama but that is just nuts.
Our government ensures our freedom.
Freedom does not mean you can do what ever you want Rob.
Hannitized - 10:08am on 08/04/2008
Our government ensures our freedom.
No, Hannitized, we do!
It is in the nature of those who govern to steadily increase their influence and power. The Framers understood that ‘self-interest’ of human nature. Hence, they drafted a constitution that made the amalgamation of power by our government as difficult as possible.
“People should never fear their government. Government should fear the people.”
pparets - 10:08am on 08/04/2008
PP,
“We” might, but “we” do so by means of a government vehicle.
Our military is not a public organization. Our law enforcers are not public organizations.
I understand what you are saying, but let’s keep our feet on the ground here.
Hannitized - 12:08pm on 08/04/2008
Bigger government means less FREEDOM?
Dude. I know you don’t like Obama but that is just nuts.
Our government ensures our freedom.
Actually, the whole point behind our federalist, republican form of government is that the power of government was spread to the people in order to prevent the government from becoming too powerful.
Power corrupts, and our founders feared a government that was too strong. That’s why the United States was divided up into sovereign states. That’s why the right to bear arms was enshrined in the bill of rights. That’s why we’ve got three branches of federal government. That’s why we have two houses of Congress.
What you liberals want to do, which is consolidate power with the federal government, is the exact opposite of what the founders intended to happen.
Rob - 01:08pm on 08/04/2008
Ding, ding, ding! This"* Build More Livable and Sustainable Communities” is what Obamoid is about. Force people into monolithic “apartment” buildings where each “resident” has under 2000sqft of space, no privately owned vehicles, communal cafeterias with strictly enforced food allotments for each “citizen”, and complete control of movements and information access. The Marxist Utopian Dream, just thinking of which makes Obamoid and sannitized get all tingly in the pants.
Precisely why they don’t want to unleash our reserves…
Question is will they pull it off? A LOT of people think we can’t drill our way out and the oil’s almost gone.
A planning trick that helps people is replace “fuel” or “gas” in these plans with “water.”
People will claim that it changes the dynamics because we need water to live but in our economy we need gas just slightly less. In doing so, the plans that don’t make sense stick out a little more because people see the need for water a little easier.
So a “wind fall profits tax” on water companies? Suddenly people see that it might not be as good of any idea as “create a less wasteful water infrastructure.”
It isn’t perfect, but it help model the point.
Bigger government means less FREEDOM?
Dude. I know you don’t like Obama but that is just nuts.
Our government ensures our freedom.
Freedom does not mean you can do what ever you want Rob.
No, Hannitized, we do!
It is in the nature of those who govern to steadily increase their influence and power. The Framers understood that ‘self-interest’ of human nature. Hence, they drafted a constitution that made the amalgamation of power by our government as difficult as possible.
“People should never fear their government. Government should fear the people.”
PP,
“We” might, but “we” do so by means of a government vehicle.
Our military is not a public organization. Our law enforcers are not public organizations.
I understand what you are saying, but let’s keep our feet on the ground here.
Actually, the whole point behind our federalist, republican form of government is that the power of government was spread to the people in order to prevent the government from becoming too powerful.
Power corrupts, and our founders feared a government that was too strong. That’s why the United States was divided up into sovereign states. That’s why the right to bear arms was enshrined in the bill of rights. That’s why we’ve got three branches of federal government. That’s why we have two houses of Congress.
What you liberals want to do, which is consolidate power with the federal government, is the exact opposite of what the founders intended to happen.
Ding, ding, ding! This"* Build More Livable and Sustainable Communities” is what Obamoid is about. Force people into monolithic “apartment” buildings where each “resident” has under 2000sqft of space, no privately owned vehicles, communal cafeterias with strictly enforced food allotments for each “citizen”, and complete control of movements and information access. The Marxist Utopian Dream, just thinking of which makes Obamoid and sannitized get all tingly in the pants.