Huge oil reserves
exist in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, New Mexico,
Utah, and, of course, Alaska. The reserve in Alaska alone is 16 billion
barrels, or equal to 30 years of Saudi Arabian imports.
The pre-tax
price of gasoline, despite the Clinton-Gore "no energy" policy,
barely changed between 1990 and 2000actually declining by 2 cents. However,
during the same period, state and federal gasoline taxes rose by more
than half, from 27 cents to 43 cents per gallon. Liberal Democrats are
mostly responsible for these raises.
In addition,
politically imposed requirements for additives increase gasoline prices.
And additives imposed by one state cannot be used in anotherthus, when
supplies run low in one state, gasoline may not be able to be transferred
to meet the demand. The Federal Trade Commission has just concluded that
last yearís price rise was not engineered by "big oil"...but
the latest accusation against "big oil" by the liberal Democrats
"fighting for America's working families" makes Page 1.
One of these
liberals, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, has just introduced a bill
that would mandate a nationwide cap on the amount of petroleum which can
be used for transportation. How's that for a "no energy" policy
that would artificially create shortages and cause drastic price increases?
That ranks along with Al Gore's "no energy" plan to tear down
the critical hydroelectric producing dams in the Pacific Northwest. If
this keeps up, the liberals might make the Republicans look smart!
William Fielder
Peachtree City
Easy button Return it to long suffering taxpayers including those who have paid huge tabs to educate other people's kids…