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Gasoline: More Pain At The Pumps

Stewart A. Alexander | 16.03.2007 18:49 | Social Struggles | London

Within the past five months, since November 2006, the average driver is paying an additional $42 per month for gasoline and more than $100 per household. Families are finding it difficult to meet household expenses and are cutting back on weekend activities and vacation plans. The higher gasoline prices are driving up inflation nationally and are affecting the cost on consumer goods and services.

Stewart A. Alexander
Views and News

March 14, 2007

Since the November 2006 Mid-Term Elections gasoline prices have increased more than 85 cents a gallon and the cost has increased 30 cents since the beginning of March 2007; and consumers have become weary with the rising prices nationwide.

Within the past five months, since November 2006, the average driver is paying an additional $42 per month for gasoline and more than $100 per household. Families are finding it difficult to meet household expenses and are cutting back on weekend activities and vacation plans. The higher gasoline prices are driving up inflation nationally and are affecting the cost on consumer goods and services.

Within the past seven years the oil giants have shown America and the world that the petroleum industry is beyond the control of the U.S. Congress and are able to set prices at will, with no consideration of consumer demands.

Since Congress is unable to control rising energy cost it has become necessary for the U.S. government to advance an energy efficient society with less dependency on oil.

In the late 80’s and early 90’s government agencies across the nation were part of a pilot program for the development and use of electric vehicles for daily commuters and the program was enormously successful. Still today you can visit some state and federal facilities and find these vehicles in use or parked at charging stations.

Congress should take action to help mass produce electric vehicles and turn this American dream into a reality; at the same time Congress can assist the ailing U.S. Automobile Industry.

Over 100 million Americans travel less than 50 miles per day to and from work and the idea of an electric vehicle would be ideal for such commuters.

Within a ten year period Congress should invest $200 billion to help the struggling U.S. Automobile Industry with funding to design, build, manufacture and market electric vehicles.

This would be a partnership between the U.S. government (the American people), and the U.S. Automobile Industry (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler); this would create good paying jobs while cleaning the environment, and generating hundreds of billions in U.S. revenues. More than 80 percent of all American households would have electric vehicles in their garages by 2020.

For this to happen Congress must cut funding for the war and invest in our economy; Congress must invest in American jobs and American industry. The technology already exist, the only road-blocks to less dependency on oil is the politics on Capitol Hill.

For more information search the Web for Stewart A. Alexander; California- Automobile Industry Partnership Proposed; Alexander Wants Electric Cars- Hydrogen SUV’s; California Gas Prices Spike Sharply; Lt. Governor Candidate Proposes Rail Systems; Washington No Match for Big Oil; Friendly Petroleum Producers Program.