It seems Americans are having collective gas pains and there is not an anti-gas pill like "Beano" out there to take away our bloating. Many people are angry as they look at paying $40.00 or more to fill up their Civic. I am hearing cries for justice and calls to make "THE MAN" pay! Some are saying "THE MAN" is G.W. Bush and/or the "Gummint", while others are saying "THE MAN" is Big Oil Companies.
I say, it is much more complex than these simplistic explanations. I really appreciated an article I read at WORLD MAGAZINE'S SITE titled "GAS ATTACK" because Gene Edward Veith does a great job of showing the need for a balanced and many sided approach to this issue. Who knows, maybe we just need to consider changing our diet and start consuming less. Maybe we will get out and walk a little or ride our bikes. As Doctor's always tell us, a proper diet and regular exercise will lead to better health and less GAS PAINS.
While we are feeling the pain living 70+ miles from work, church and school I agree with that article. It is nice to see a rational explanation, though it's just too bad that it isn't in the Washington Post or the New York Times... I was in Germany 6 years ago and the gas on the economy there was $4-5. I spoke with someone in England just a few weeks ago and the gas there is even more. I think that we have a lot of issues far more important to be dealing with than gas prices that are by world standards fairly low. Not that it isn't emptying the wallet for a lot of us... We can make a difference ourselves with this issue as you pointed out. Thanks.
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