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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Road Walker who wrote (322872)1/25/2007 11:31:20 AM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) of 1582259
 
Take them point by point if you want. 1. Trade deficit 1/3 reduction; 2. Cheaper energy AND reduced usage feeding extra stimulus/discretionary dollars into the economy; 3. Less dollars going to ME governments that "support terrorism" (and subsequent decline in military spending and future "oil wars"); 4. Renewable infrastructure build offset by no need for traditional energy infrastructure growth cost; 5. new jobs and exportable technology; 6. Better world relations and leadership role; 7. Clean air/health cost reduction; 8. I can't remember what else I forgot.

All that and more outside of the GW debate. And the technology is here, right now, to get energy independent. Hell, the technology is a Toyota Corolla or a hybrid, not rocket science. We could do it in a flash and the gas savings would pay for most of it... without the other significant benefits.

And GW; I don't know if the majority of scientists are right. I don't trust our scientific knowledge on big stuff a lot. But if these guys are right... the survival of the human race as we know it is in danger. What's the risk/reward of inaction on that formula?

Exactly my point here...it's such a no brainer that inaction by the current administration can't be interpreted in any other way than a cynical play to serve the interests of big oil.

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