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Originally Posted by Daldolma
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In what way is oil/gas "pushed on us"? It's by far the most efficient and affordable energy source on the planet. In a free market that doesn't subsidize alternatives or penalize pollution, efficiency is going to win out.
If you want this country to run on something other than oil, it needs to become economically defensible. And that doesn't happen unless the federal government changes the landscape of energy pricing, whether it be through taxes, subsidies, or direct investments.
Agree to disagree on education, by the way. No child left behind proved that no child left behind was a horrible fucking idea, not that more money is unnecessary. We spend a lower percentage of our GDP on education than fucking Jamaica.
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It's pushed on us because of the wars we go into to continue to make it cheap... Oil company's lobby to make sure we continue to use oil. Oil company's shut down the movement to electric vehicles in the early 90's. On top of that, they completely ignore the environmental issues raised by keeping their product affordable.
The department of education doesn't do shit. How does giving the department of education money improve education for anyone? It is by far the most useless federal department we have.