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Old 11-09-2011, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LarryBible View Post
Kuan,

Unlike you, I am not TOTALLY sure of the REASON, but your statement is correct otherwise. Like it or not, at this point in time, we are petroleum dependent. Economics will drive the next step. The government is TRYING to drive it elsewhere, but until it is economically justifiable it won't happen.
Our government isn't doing jack***** to "drive" anything anywhere. They're making a few token gestures to make environmentalists think that they're supporting alternatives. If they were serious, fossil fuels for non-farm use would cost at least $10/gal now, 75% of that being due to taxes!
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