(06-28-2009 04:28 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Well, lets see. If we "drill baby drill" and keep the price low, there is no incentive to develop alternatives. So when we the world runs out of oil and the prices skyrocket and we still have no alternatives who are you going to blame for the high prices? I am guessing you will blame Obama for that too.

Think about what you just wrote. You're saying we have to raise prices in order to keep them low.

When the end of oil is near, and we'll know long in advance of when that will be, that will be the spark that will get people thinking of mew alternatives. And we do have a great alternative to fossil fuels - nuclear power. Too bad the liberals killed off any idea of building new plants during 70's and 80's, you know, their global cooling years.

BTW, I doubt any of our great-great-great-great-great-grand children will be alive when the world runs out of gas. You're worrying about the price they'll pay for a gallon yet you care not for what you and your kids will pay because of Obama's spending.

(06-28-2009 09:16 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(06-28-2009 04:28 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Well, lets see. If we "drill baby drill" and keep the price low, there is no incentive to develop alternatives. So when we the world runs out of oil and the prices skyrocket and we still have no alternatives who are you going to blame for the high prices? I am guessing you will blame Obama for that too.

Think about what you just wrote. You're saying we have to raise prices in order to keep them low.

When the end of oil is near, and we'll know long in advance of when that will be, that will be the spark that will get people thinking of mew alternatives. And we do have a great alternative to fossil fuels - nuclear power. Too bad the liberals killed off any idea of building new plants during 70's and 80's, you know, their global cooling years.

BTW, I doubt any of our great-great-great-great-great-grand children will be alive when the world runs out of gas. You're worrying about the price they'll pay for a gallon yet you care not for what you and your kids will pay because of Obama's spending.

That's exactly why I said, and it bares repeating.

Roberta, You should be charged with aggravated stupidity.

(06-28-2009 04:28 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Well, lets see. If we "drill baby drill" and keep the price low, there is no incentive to develop alternatives. So when we the world runs out of oil and the prices skyrocket and we still have no alternatives who are you going to blame for the high prices? I am guessing you will blame Obama for that too.

You may be using an old TRS 80, but the rest of using newer computers prove that there is plenty of incentive for alternatives. The development of the computer industry shows that alternatives can find their own market.

It's no guarantee to find the "best", but it works well.

The thing about electronics and software, is that they are largely unregulated. Meaning people can innovate and take fresh ideas to the marketplace. From an i-Pod to aircraft simulators, new ideas are developed and available to the public.

Your fallacy is that you insist on the gov't getting involved everywhere, then acting as if the free market has failed. The gov't regulates alternative fuels. From production to performance...plenty of regulations. It wasn't the market that killed the nuclear industry, it ws purposeful delays in permitting.

Moreover, the Federal Gov't already spends $25BILLION every year on the DOE. That's a lot of money. So where are all your alternatives fuels?

That you don't know any of this is a testimony to your deliberate ignorance, not to the truth of the matter. Your ideas (and that's being generous) suck, and ignorant masses imposing them on others is harmful. It's theft. And you're just happy b/c you're on the receiving end. But that won't last for long. **** travels downhill Robert, and you're pretty low on the map.