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Quite the international conspiracy...

1. International Commodity, the US alone doesn't hold anywhere close to enough oil on the market to affect the worldwide market.

2. Gas @ $4.00 - Of that money:

Exxon Profit 10.5% (0.42c/gallon)

Gas Tax (.18:Fed+.28:State=.46c/gallon) <---Direct tax

Indirect taxes - those levied on Oil Companies - are shown over a 25 year period to be 3 times what oil companies make in profits... thats $1.26 @$4.00/gal.

Total profit from one gallon of gas @ $4.00/gal:

Exxon made $0.42c

Uncle Sam raked in: $1.72

3. Other countries? Like France? Upwards of 80% of their power comes from Nuclear (Which the Eco's won't let us build) but their gasoline is STILL $9 a gallon. Alternatives that currently exist, and are currently available, are incapable of replacing Gasoline - much less replacing oil altogether.

4. Name the countries with - alternative renewable energy that is already in place and working like a gem - that are NOT using nuclear power.

5. Don't use fossil fuels, or any of its derivatives, if you can't handle the thought of drilling. Vegetarians don't eat meat for much the same reason.

6. You want to see a panic? Keep listening to Democrats for Energy Policy.

7. Here are just some of the things made from Oil:

Air conditioners, ammonia, anti-histamines, antiseptics, artificial turf, asphalt, aspirin, balloons, bandages, boats, bottles, bras, bubble gum, butane, cameras, candles, car batteries, car bodies, carpet, cassette tapes, caulking, CDs, chewing gum, cold, combs/brushes, computers, contacts, cortisone, crayons, cream, denture adhesives, deodorant, detergents, dice, dishwashing liquid, dresses, dryers, electric blankets, electrician’s tape, fertilisers, fishing lures, fishing nets, fishing rods, floor wax, footballs, glues, glycerin, golf balls, guitar strings, hair, hair colouring, hair curlers, hearing aids, heart valves, heating oil, house paint, ice chests, ink, insect repellent, insulation, jet fuel, life jackets, linoleum, lip balm, lipstick, loudspeakers, medicines, mops, motor oil, motorcycle helmets, movie film, nail polish, nylons, oil filters, paddles, paint brushes, paints, parachutes, paraffin, pens, perfumes, petroleum jelly, plastic chairs, plastic cups, plastic forks, plastic wrap, plastics, plywood adhesives, refrigerators, roller-skate wheels, roofing paper, rubber bands, rubber boots, rubber cement, rubbish bags, running shoes, saccharine, seals, shirts (non-cotton), shoe polish, shoes, shower curtains, solvents, solvents, spectacles, stereos, sweaters, table tennis balls, tape recorders, telephones, tennis rackets, thermos, tights, toilet seats, toners, toothpaste, transparencies, transparent tape, TV cabinets, typewriter/computer ribbons, tyres, umbrellas, upholstery, vaporisers, vitamin capsules, volleyballs, water pipes, water skis, wax, wax paper

How many of those are we going to replace with "Alternatives"? We will continue to need oil for a long, long, long time - even after we stop using gasoline.


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