Brian, A well thought out and interesting proposition. I wish it would be that simple, but it’s not.

The increased gas prices are already having a big impact on our economy as they are being passed on to the consumer. Vendors raise their wholesale prices or tack on fuel surcharges. Retailers have no choice but to raise their selling prices to maintain any kind of profit margins. As prices increase, sales drop off. Sales drop off, employees are laid off or businesses simply cease to exist. Politicians then step in to take care of their voters by raising the minimum wage. The wages go up, and the cycle starts all over again. At ten dollars a gallon, the ripple effect would be catastrophic.

The answer is not to penalize the already wounded economy. There are solutions out there. There are answers. Unfortunately our government is in bed with big business, therefore real solutions are never considered nor an option.

Growing up in the Vietnam era, I thought my generation would be the ones who would lead the way to change. I thought we would ask why and always question authority. I was wrong.


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