[craig_eddy]

I heard that 75% of the sheeple are upset with Bush because he's not doing enough to curb gas prices. I guess they think our economy is modeled after France's or China's, where the government controls the markets.

Further proof of the utter failure of our government education.

[Mayflower Sister]

I heard that 75% of the sheeple are upset with Bush because he's not doing enough to curb gas prices. I guess they think our economy is modeled after France's or China's, where the government controls the markets.

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No. But we do expect laws that allow new refineries and drilling. Also, some taxes on gas could be rolled back since we're all squeezed pretty hard. Is that asking too much of our government?

[Leatherneck_MT]

"Further proof of the utter failure of our government education."

Unfortunately you are 100% wrong on this. Now, before you get upset, let me explain why.

The Government has trained (as in the way you train a dog) the people to sit up and beg for everything.

Therefore the government run education system has done it's job extremely well.

There is, no longer, in this country, any critical thought amongst the masses.

[dirtboy]

I heard that 75% of the sheeple are upset with Bush because he's not doing enough to curb gas prices. I guess they think our economy is modeled after France's or China's, where the government controls the markets.

Actually, there is something that can be done. Get rid of all the damn reformulations - a lot of the price problems in the East are due to a shortage of ethanol since they don't use MTBE any longer.

They got rid of the special mixes after Katrina, and they need to do the same now.

[1Old Pro]

I guess they think our economy is modeled after France's or China's, where the government controls the markets.

Like France, the governments control the taxes. In New York it's $1.00/gallon combined with the Fed tax.