We have no one to blame but ourselves. This is not the first time the US has been in this situation. This is an ongoing 35 year old problem and we as a country have really done nothing to stop it. When fuel prices get high, Detroit does nothng and Washington does nothing. Just lip service.
The first oil embargo was back in the 70's - ever since then we have watched oil prices climb over the decades. Now, it's moving towards 100.00 a barrel.
And yet:
1. Detroit continues to crank out gas guzzling automobiles such as the SUV's as fast as they can because people buy them. The roads are full of SUV's with one person in them going to work. I see it everyday in Los Angeles.
2. People are surprised that the oil companies are having record profits. They've been screwing us for decades. We don't have to worry about foreign oil screwing us over, our own gas companies can do that just fine thank you.
3. And so can our farmers who grow corn for biofuel production: last year they cut their corn crop production to increase prices. Yep, we don't need to worry about foreign oil screwing us for higher prices, even our own farmers will do it to us.
4. The US uses more fuel now than at any point in our history.
5. After 35 years there is still no alternative fueling infrastructure anywhere within the US.
The sad fact is we have done nothing in 35 years to stop our dependence on foreign oil.
