It's true, most of us do like our lives.Originally Posted by peggy
Yes, that would be hard, but not nearly as hard as telling the citizens of this country that THEIR gravy train is also coming to an end. Think $20 gas and $30 hamburger and $800 electric bills and...And congress surely doesn't want to tell a favored industry/donor that their personal gravy train is stopping. ...
That's also true. For the record I'm a Libertarian who is generally in favor of phasing out our subsidized lifestyle (note: phasing out, not abruptly ending). But you have to keep in mind that it is our entire lifestyle, not just a bit here and a piece there, that is subsidized by our government. Big oil is the poster child so think about what happens if you end subsidies there. Obviously it will cost you more to fill your tank. It will also cost more to fill the tank of every truck, train, plane and ship that gets ANYTHING you buy to where you buy it. Those costs will be passed along meaning the cost of everything you don't grow in the back yard will go up. Another layer of increases will come through the manufacturing/production side. Any product that uses oil as a raw material or to power the production process will become more expensive. Nylon, medicine, make-up, food, plastics, paint, etc. All of it goes up. We can keep going, showing layer after layer of cost increase to every product we all use, but I'm sure you get the idea.Here's a start, and one I don't think you will hear from congress. Stop subsidizing the oil industry. Stop the corn subsidies. Stop honey and milk producers subsidies. Stop all those 'favored industries' subsidies. Of course our food prices will go up, but that is expected. For every action there is a reaction.
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