I want higher gas prices. [View All]

[KarenInMA]

I feel, very very much, for the people who this actually hurts. I really do-please understand that.

But here's the thing: We must develop a sustainable form of energy. We have some options. We can drill in Alaska and wait 7-10 years to get the oil, or we can massively fund programs to explore other options, and see those results in 7-10 years.

We're not making any more dinosaurs people. We are at peak oil.

The only way this country will DEMAND this, is when it's too much to fill up your mini-van. I'm not going on an SUV rant here, and I hope this thread doesn't become one. All cars pollute too much, and most people drive too much.

We have to do something about this, sooner, rather than later. The oil companies don't want this (obviously), but we need to force it through, and the only way that will happen is if people take an economic hit.

That is the unfortunate reality our "leaders" of the past 15-20 have left us with.