Raising Gas Prices

In response to the blog entry Gas price average: Arm-and-leg US $/Gallon, some very important issues and solutions are brought up. I feel that the most important focus should be on alternative energy solutions rather than bringing the gas prices back down to where they used to be. While our gas prices are much higher than they were several years ago if you compare them to many European prices they are actually not very high at all. Taking the worldwide high gas rates into account makes it apparent that we should be looking elsewhere to fuel alternatives. Also if there are fuel alternatives the oil industry will no longer be able to charge such high prices for gas because no one would buy when they have other better for the environment and possibly cheaper options.

The fact that oil companies are banking while United States citizens are dishing out all their money is an important issue. There could possibly be government mandated restrictions on gas prices which could take into account the price of getting the oil and reasonable salaries for the oil employees which would keep them from excessive gains. The prospect of actually getting legal restrictions on salaries is most likely out of the question which is why we should, again, be focusing on alternative energy solutions.

As talked about in "Gas Price Average: Arm-and-Leg US $/Gallon" the lack of a vast and efficient public transportation system contributes highly to the problem. If we have more convenient bus routes and more subway systems it would cut back emensely on the need for fuel as well as pollution. The suggested four day work week isn't, in my opinion, a good sollution to the issue because people still drive on the weekends and many places are open every day of the week. This would be good for commuters who have to drive long distances to get to work but overall I don't feel it would have a great effect.