tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post905137943542279829..comments2023-10-27T19:59:24.365-06:00Comments on Aspiring to Simplicity: How Shall We Then Live?EllaJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-27796721755156645062008-06-12T07:16:00.000-06:002008-06-12T07:16:00.000-06:00Michael, thank you for that information. It's one...Michael, thank you for that information. It's one of those things that I just can't wrap my brain around... WHY do they insist on this route! I completely agree that responsible use of oil (and whatever) is the only way to go.EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-55001010436760012952008-06-11T20:19:00.000-06:002008-06-11T20:19:00.000-06:00I have heard this statistic a few times now, and i...I have heard this statistic a few times now, and it is in line with other figures I've verified:<BR/><BR/>79% of the cost of gasoline directly results from the cost of oil on a per-barrel basis (and, since US oil companies aren't allowed to drill for American oil, that price is set by foreign cartels and international speculators).<BR/>15% of the price of gasoline results from federal and state taxes.<BR/>4% of the price of gasoline comes from oil company profits, which is actually well under the average corporate profitability. Meanwhile, the political demagogues who blame "big oil" for everything make four times as much profit!<BR/><BR/>God endowed this land with abundant energy resources, and we should responsibly USE THEM. It's pathetic: the same people who scream about our involvement in the Middle East force us to stay there by requiring us to buy - and protect - their oil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-7234924248331897492008-06-11T14:15:00.000-06:002008-06-11T14:15:00.000-06:00This is majorly off-topic, but I just had to tell ...This is majorly off-topic, but I just had to tell you that the comment you left over on Books & Brains blog nearly made me spit out the water in my mouth from the laughter that ensued. :P <BR/><BR/>We've been shopping at the co-op here and even with my ONE daughter I get sneers, all while having arrived via the bus not a car, carrying my reusable bags & bulk food containers, and wearing thrifted clothes--on me and my cloth diapered baby. All our purchase items are then enjoyed in our tiny, energy efficient apt, where we grow food, dry laundry on the line, and make our own non-toxic cleaning supplies, recycle & compost! *snorts* It is too funny, isn't it!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the laugh your comment gave me today. ;o)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380491283652150727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-33136376100447856052008-06-10T20:37:00.000-06:002008-06-10T20:37:00.000-06:00Whew! You wore me out with that venting!! Bravo...Whew! You wore me out with that venting!! Bravo! Bravo! <BR/>Can you do any greenhouse gardening? Or use those "grow lamps" on a window sill for herbs/tomatoes? Trying to brainstorm....MamaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640267511810411108noreply@blogger.com