Some twit, Froma Harrop, thinks a smart energy policy is to pay yet higer taxes
The way to get OPEC out of our lives is to stop buying so much oil, and the way to do that is to force its price up, up, up. At a certain pain point, Americans will choose fuel-efficient cars, houses and appliances — and they will turn to wind, solar and other clean-energy sources. High oil prices make these alternatives more competitive.
Two dollar a gallon gasoline did not get OPEC out of our lives. Neither did three dollars a gallon. How much pain is Harrop willing to inflict on the Ameriocan family to support her aversion to domestic energy production.
The way make the Amercan motorist’s life more bearable is not to send more dollars to either OPEC or Washington. The solution is to send our dollsrs to our friends is places like Alaska, Colorado, Lousiana and Florida who want to pruduce domestic energy.
As foir Harrop, she can do her part by commuting to work on her bicycle.
Tags: BitsBlog, Economics, Enviro-Nazis
