Well, here is what really needs and requires massive action. I am going to ask you to answer a question: Imagine you are the president of this great country, the USA and you have access to:
- estimated 86 BILLION barrels of OIL
- 420 TRILLION cubic feet of NATURAL GAS
- A south east state has 3.8 BILLION barrels of OIL &
- 22 TRILLION cubic feet of NATURAL GAS
Will you explore, drill and use the oil and natural gas, or not? I have not even included Alaska yet.
How different do you think our great country would be if we were to use these natural elements from our earth? Remember, we may also sell our oil and gas too.
It is just plain common sense that if we supply our own oil and gas that we will be better off. Folks, this is not rocket science and we have been kept from using our very own resources for to long now. This utter stupidity has to stop.
Folks, the Middle East and the UAE loves American money. Look at how their economies have grown. Type in your Google search the name Dubai or even Qatar and see for yourself. Now compare what is happening there vs here in the USA.
I am not saying that their economies should not benefit from trade. I am a capitalist and like the power and diversity of a global economy, but we have our own resources......
How do you think our economy will benefit when we do not have to send so much money to the Middle East and Canada?
Here a few prices for you to ponder and wonder where the USA would have been on the list if we supplied and sold oil.
You had better be sitting down because this will create discomfort in both your brain and stomach.
PRICE OF GAS:
- Oslo, Norway $6.82
- Hong Kong $6.25
- Belgium, Brussels $6.16
- London, UK $5.96
- Rome, Italy $5.80
- Tokyo, Japan $5.25
- Sau Paulo, Brazil $4.42
- New Dehli, India $3.71
- Sidney, Australia $3.42
- Johannesburg, S/Africa $3.39
- Mexico City, Mexico $2.22
- Buenos Aires, Argentina $2.09
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS: Saudi Arabia, $0.09, Kuwait, $0.09.
THE USA, who cares........we just fund the world.
What do you think will happen when oil reaches $200-00 per barrel? Our economy and entire infrastructure, transport, food, everything will collapse. It will be to late to take action then because we the people will be immobilized and the politicians will have us under their complete control. Yeah, we can revolt, become disruptive, burn buildings, copy the shenanigans of Africa and Lebanon, and how will this help.........?
Here is the skinny people and listen up: Politically powerful coastal states, California, Florida, New Jersey have time after time placed their parochial interests ahead of our own countries need for energy Independence by PROHIBITING the offshore production of natural gas and oil.
Why else would you think some wealthy Californians who own property in oil rich Santa Barbara Channel are NEVER SLOW to underwrite the costs of presidential campaigns.
Back in June of 2007, Senator John warren of Virginia had a proposal to allow drilling off the Virginia coast and guess what, when time came for the vote, the three presidential candidates were conveniently absent from the senate.
Folks, drillers have ab enviable record and have arguably done less damage to mother earth vs. the construction and tourism industry. Besides, most spills are as a result of ship wrecks. No one proposes prohibiting seagoing vessels from sailing close to our shores.
Republican Rep. John Peterson of Titusville, PA where 150 years ago the first oil well was drilled has tried to LIFT the moratoriums on drilling off the east and west coast, including the Florida Gulf Coast.
In the coming weeks when our Congress (remember, they are smarter than us, know what is best for us and our country) considers an appropriations measure for the Interior Dept. John Peterson's action will merely be symbolic because of lack of support.
I am tired of politicians who have no backbone, and our politicians win hands down in this arena. A bunch of wussies that are educated beyond their level of intelligence. They clearly do not care about the citizens, they have other agendas and one of them is to raise taxes. They play the blame game, we need to tax these oil rich corporations, they are making to much money is what our politicians want us to believe. Why do the politicians NOT WANT TO REDUCE THE TAXES ON GAS? Imagine if this does happen, as gas goes up the government reduces the taxes by 50% of the increase at the pump.
A point to consider, EXXON makes less per dollar than Google or Microsoft. The government makes more off EXXON than they do on Google, Microsoft and other companies, and now they want tax Exxon even more. This really solves the problem doesn't it? What do you think EXXON will do when their taxes are raised?, ......................pass it on to us, the consumer.
Back to Peterson and let see if you agree with what he had planned: Introduce a bill that will open up the Outer Continental Shelf to natural gas drilling. The USA is paying the highest prices in the world for natural gas. We could even sell the leases and that would bring the prices down immediately. What do you think.....? Good idea or bad idea. Well, turns out President Bush doesn't support revoking lease sales moratoriums, a condition passed by his father in the 1990's. This was extended to 2012 by Clinton. president Bush also said he will give great weight to the desires of the states that do not want new gas and oil developments off their coasts. I do, and so do you.
Folks join the fraternity. This is the only way we as a people are going to take back our country and get these slime ball politicians to do what we the people elected them to do.
Do they really think that if we, POWERUPAMERICA had over 300000-00 members and growing that they will be getting away with what they are doing? NO WAY!!!!!!!
The Goerge Soro's, Moveon.org and other anti-American factors need a strong opposition and we can do it by becoming the largest fraternity in America. We will finally have a voice. There are good politicians out there and they have no support. They need us.
Thanks for reading and God Bless America.
