Wake Up People!!

I'm going to come right out with it. I'm pissed! I'm pissed off at how complacent everyone has become. Nobody wants to do anything about the way things are. Gas prices are absolutely ridiculous. Never should any American citizen utter the words, "I found a place that wasn't too bad it was $2.95 a gallon." There's something wrong with this picture. There is SO MUCH we can do to stop this and it doesn't take a whole lot on our part. The economy is in a recession right now. Don't let these talking heads on TV bulls#!t you with this "We're in a slowdown." F@#$ that! It's a recession, and one of the biggest problems facing the progress of the economy's rebound is GAS. Most American can't afford to continue their normal way of life when their budget for gasoline...getting from one place to another is doubled! What do people do to keep themselves from starving or not being able to pay for their house, utilities, or insurance. They do one of two things. Cut back on spending, thus decreasing the amount of money circulating through the economy, or they run up their credit cards causing them to go into debt. The almighty government has made it harder for someone to claim bankruptcy (Yet they excuse the debts owed to them by other countries...and the national debt keeps rising everyday.) so they'll loose all of their stuff, become homeless and then live off of Uncle Sam's tab. Let's see how fu#%ing long that lasts before the nation's economy crashes. Suppose everyone DID manage to claim bankruptcy. That's going to put the creditors out of business and send the economy and stock market crashing down fast and hard. So what do we do about it? What CAN we do? There's been plenty of suggestions to boycott buying gas on a certain day. Well, that's a good theory but ultimately unrealistic. People need gas. The trucks that bring everything we buy to every place we buy it from can't go without gas. (By the way to fill up a tank of a big rig now costs between $700-$1,000 per fill-up.) Well here's how I see it. We the people are in command of a group of individuals known as Congress. They might have the lowest approval ratings of any congress ever, but they're OUR representatives. If we don't like something we tell them to fix it. If they don't, we don't vote for them. It's as simple as that. How do we tell them what we want? We FLOOD their offices with emails, faxes, and phone calls. We need to tell our Congressmen to relinquish the taxes they have on gasoline which would lower the prices by a startling amount. As of January 2008 the AVERAGE gas tax was 47 CENTS PER GALLON. That's just the average. There's so many taxes tacked onto the price we pay it's not even funny. The second thing we tell them is to allow exploration and drilling in the oil rich parts of Alaska known as ANWR. Now before any of you shot any of this bull crap that the environment would suffer listen to the FACTS. I'm not going to bore you with endless statistics so I've done some research and made it simple for you. I hate research but I hate the state of our economy even more and I want you to help out in this cause. Since the Alaskan pipeline was built in 1977, population of caribou have increased tenfold. Moreover, technology has advanced so much that the footprint made by drilling has become tiny. If the current oil extraction site had been built today they would take up 64% LESS area than they do. Several wildlife reserves run by the Audubon Society allow drilling IN the reserves. People, I'm an environmentalist, I don't think that oil should be our only source of fuel. There's so many better way and many American companies are making huge strides towards making efficient and clean transit a reality for everyone. Please Please Please call, fax, email your senators and House representatives. Tell them you want cheaper gas. George Bush begged the Saudi leader to crude oil prices. That makes me sick to my stomach that our president is being such a candy ass. Tell our Congress what we want. Tell EVERYONE. If you have any questions about my sources or anything else, or if you have any ideas, E-MAIL ME. I want YOUR FEEDBACK. I will post the numbers and email addresses of every congressman's office by state in the very near future. Thank you for your time. Help me make this work.