2.60 a frickin gallon! 2098First off, the prices are high because of speculative bidding... Thing is, oil is no longer a commodity -- it's a necessity. "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" Like it or not, none...
true. And if one looks hard enough, there are made-in-the-USA alternatives that are compebreastively priced or even less expensive then the made-in-china counterpart. Even on the shelves of walmart.
Another thing that not buying made-in-china will do is change corporate mentalities regarding it. Many companies just go for the cheap labor instead of the automation investment. A while back I bought a made in the USA wall switch. It cost ~55 cents retail. We can make things in this country at low cost when the will to do so is there. (yes, and that will includes unions giving up their extortion as well as executives giving up short sided greed)
The birth rate in developed nations is generally in decline. For the USA it's more and more people entering the country that is putting a strain on resources. Not to mention wage surpression.
Looking down on a flight from chicago to denver I can say that we aren't going to be running short of farm land. However, humans do appear to be an infection on the landscape.
Large family = manpower. When doomsday comes all that will matter is force. (keep in mind I am single, without children)
