You have the right to live wherever you can AFFORD. Why is this so hard to understand? High energy prices are here to stay, whether we drill at home or not. It’s a global problem. For many people, that may leave them unable to live their current lifestyle. Rather than accepting it adjusting, many are whining and complaining and expecting somebody else to fix the mess they’ve gotten themselves into. Typical liberal behavior, but now coming from people who call themselves conservatives.
You can waste as much as you want as long as you pay for it, but now we’re starting to see the ramifications of it. Times and circumstances have changed. Get over it. If you can afford to keep living the way you are, then great. More power to you. If not, you’re going to have to change. I’m not telling you that, government’s not telling you that, economics is. Phil Gramm was spot on when he said this is a “nation of whiners”.
On one final note, if you drive on the highways, then you’re dependent on government to get where you need to go. Why is that so hard to see for so many people?
Yeah, all thanks to the socialists in Congress.
It’s a global problem.
It's not. It's a problem fabricated by the socialists in Congress.
For many people, that may leave them unable to live their current lifestyle.
That includes your buddies living in the city. Guess where the bulk of low-income energy assistance programs go to? People in the big cities!
If you think people can magically adjust their lifestyles because of energy, you are crazy. High energy prices affects EVERYONE - even Bill Gates. All the food that's trucked into your grocery store, the products trucked into Wal-Mart. Hello? What do you think these trucks run on?
Rather than accepting it adjusting, many are whining and complaining and expecting somebody else to fix the mess they’ve gotten themselves into. Typical liberal behavior
It's not "typical liberal" behavior. Energy is the lifeblood of freedom. It has made America, for the 20th century anyway, a powerful and envied nation. It has built our military, our factories, and maintained our relatively high standard of living. You are truly out to lunch on this issue.