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In reply to the discussion: Why are you so *angry*, Manny? [View all]MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Our dependence on fossil fuels can be changed, and it will be changed one our country is again run by people with a brain in their skull, a bone in their back, and good will in their hearts.
Their is an unimaginable amount of renewable energy within our planet. And it's unimaginable that we can't find the way to tap it, once we have the will.
As to the poorer nations booming along with us? That's great. What we need to stop is the unbridled Capitalism that lets people profit from arbitraging the differences in costs between countries. For example, we should only have free trade with countries that have costs and policies similar to ours. Those with lower wages or looser restrictions should be hit with tariffs to equalize the situation.