Do you like paying for gas?  If you are like most people, everyone on the planet I hope, the answer to that question is “NO!”  Wouldn’t we all love to purchase a car, drive wherever we wanted to go and not worry about paying for gas?  Sure, gas has went way down lately, but don’t think for one minute it is a reason to relax and think we will not see $4 gas again.  When we can comfortably pay for it, or less uncomfortably pay for it, gas prices will go back up.

They Are Playing Us

First of all who, is the “they” I’m talking about?  I’m talking about the government, car companies and the oil companies.

• It is 2008.  Weren’t we supposed to be riding in flying vehicles by now?    We aren’t even close to doing anything like that.  Instead, American car companies have recently just started putting high-tech, high-feature motors into cars.  Do a quick Google search or look at cars with and without direct (fuel) injection.  Sure, it isn’t going to get you 5 more miles per gallon, but it will help.  Instead, we have automatic transmissions – another fuel hog – and interior gadgets we can see, touch and play with.  I’m all for gadgets, but I would like some technology in my engine too, thank you.
• I’m a firm believer that the technology is available to make cars run off of water – a slight exaggeration, but you should get my point.  Why are we still waiting for mass-produced electric vehicles?  Again, my opinion, but people value their lives.  Do you really think that 1) there are congressmen who want the oil companies to quit “donating” money to their campaigns and 2) if congress pushed technology that reduced oil reliance, do you really think they would live to see it happen?  Legalizing marijuana would probably be a safer bet.

They Are Playing Us

Have you seen the commercials from Exxon (or one of the big oil companies) where they are talking about their efforts to advance battery technology for electric and/or hybrid vehicles?  Oh, they really think we are stupid!  Let me get this straight.  A company that is seeing record profits is going to spend some of those profits to research technology that will reduce those profits?  Get out of here!

When I say they are playing us – something you probably already know or have thought about this – I mean things don’t have to be as bad as they are.  Let’s recap:

1. The car companies, American car companies specifically, could put more efficient gas engines in cars and could be doing more to move towards mass-produced electric vehicles.
2. The government could do things to impact this situation, but their wealth and health could suffer.
3. Oil companies are making record profits and have the nerve to make (some of us) believe they want to help by developing battery technology.

If you don’t believe what I’m saying look at the current gas prices as an example.  The current economic situation has caused the gas prices to go down.  If our economy rebounds the gas prices will go back up.  Along with gas prices, any goods delivered via a vehicle that uses gas – almost everything – will go up too.  It is sort of like, you have more money, you will pay more money.  You have less money, you will pay less money.  All the while, those in power will still see their profits increase year after year.

It doesn’t take an economic degree or any complex research to realize…

They Are Playing Us

So what can we do about this?