Should U.S. Subsidize Gas Prices?
by Americans face the challenge to live a more energy-efficient lifestyle, while incorporating new ways of harnessing natural energy resources.
According to Rep. Henry Waxman, Dem-Ca, a solution to the Gas subsidizing problems would resolve through new leadership (Waxman, Solutions). Would new leadership mean that old leadership were not making the right decisions that the new one? The question seems to be redundant or all too evident? It is not all too evident that that the older government were not making the right decision. The thesis for this presentation is the belief that government is moving towards encouraging a more energy efficient society rather than subsidizing fuel prices.
What needs to be kept in mind is that the old government were seeking to resolve at times the energy shortage by making subsidies. Sometimes government leadership wins out when problems such as the present need for a change toward energy efficiency in homes. Should Americans still want government to subsidize fuel prices?
As will be shown energy-efficiency can have various expression as : windmills, compact cars, fuel additives. Can Americans be educated soon enough before natural reserves of oil and gas are no more; can Americans adapt to the new challenge of living?
If there is one solution which aims to provide a quick and practical response to relying less on government gas subsidies it is the idea that Americans can adapt to energy-efficient living. Americans have always wanted to impress the world with thriftiness and practicality; learning to rely less upon the government to bail out taxpayers results in forcing Americans to take a new stand toward preserving natural resources.
Democrats saw largely that Americans were in need of learning to profit from more natural resources. For example, many Americans now use solar electricity, which uses the Sun’s natural rays throughout the year to generate electricity of the home. Another Implementation to energy-efficiency resulted in a greater amount of windmills installed in places where wind-driven mills could provide another source of natural energy In other words; it wasn’t until gas subsidies were no longer available that Americans began to use the resources around them, which were always possible.
Energy thriftiness can make itself present in a variety of ways from less use of gas intensive vehicles to regulating better vehicles. This leadership takes a broader responsibility for the economic issues that face the country at present. Renewed leadership will not violate the fundamental right to inform taxpayers of the consequences of extensive subsidizing, while caring more for the energy efficiency needed throughout the economy renewed leadership take a more healthy responsibility for monitoring energy efficient living and not overburdening taxpayers.
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Post CommentSandro
On March 18, 2008 at 2:40 pm
By not subsidizing gas prices, Americans will be forced to come up with alternative energy methods that will eventually be cheaper than the skyrocketing price of gas. One thing is certain, people like inexpensive things; if renewable, cleaner energy is cheaper than gas (which will occur inevitably) then people will adapt to alternative energy- A perfect example of the flow of capitalism. The government, by subsidizing gas prices, is slowing down this process and thus is slowing down alternative fuel technology.
Joe- Seaford, NY
On June 23, 2008 at 11:14 am
No, don’t subsidize the price of gas. To me it is very obvious. Instead, subsidize research for alternative fuels such as solar. Or better yet, rebates of solar equipment. We are one of the largest consumers of oil in the world. The sooner we lower our consumption of oil the faster we will hit the gas countries in the pocket and they will lower the prices. I hope our next President can figure out this simple concept.