Overwhelmingly, Americans think the nation needs a fundamental overhaul of its energy policies, and most expect alternative forms to replace oil as a major source within 25 years. Yet a majority are unwilling to pay higher gasoline prices to help develop new fuel sources.
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Now, I understand a lot is on the shoulders of the "small people" already. We pay more than our fair share of taxes and higher gas prices will effect regular folks long before the rich, but this isn't something we can wait for until the rich finally pay their fare share. It's on us and unless we get it done, we'll continue to have messes like we do in the Gulf and Alaska, and the effects of burning fossil fuels on the atmosphere.
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Large majorities disapprove of the way BP is handling the spill and have little faith in the oil industry generally to act in the public interest. By a 2-to-1 margin, they trust the federal government more than BP to handle the cleanup efforts in the gulf.
Yet they also think the Obama administration could be doing more to fix the damage from the leak. Fifty-nine percent said Mr. Obama did not have a clear plan for dealing with the spill.
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These are the same folks who rail against "Big Government" yet now bitch the regulatory system is inadequate and corrupt, and resources are slow in coming. Same folks who don't want to pay taxes, yet bitch about the roads falling apart and trains not running on time.
There is a price for everything and if our elected representatives refuse to make the rich and corporations pay their share, then it's on us. The free ride is over and I suggest you all get that straight when you go to the voting booths this November.
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