Posted By: Ernie Kemp  on Sunday, August 03, 2008

NANCY PELOSI ENERGY POLICY -----Energy policy = double oil prices double gas prices, that has worked well all in 18 months

Posted By: Mike Reilly  on Friday, August 15, 2008

you need to remember that the "big oil" companies pay hundreds of millions in corporate income tax, provide hundreds of millions of dividend income dollars for pension funds and individuals, earn an average of 8% return on their investment (MicroSoft earns an average of 13% profit on income and other companies much more), they re-invest TRILLIONS into alternative energy research (any breakthrough is most likely going to come through a "big oil" firm), and they provide thousands of decent jobs for working Americans here and overseas. I'm not any more insulated from the high cost of gas than you, and most likely am in a worse spot as all of the gas/oil used here in Hawaii has to be shipped in, and the costs asociated with shipping everything we DON'T produce locally (94%) is rising every month (a recent hike brought the fuel surcharge on ALL GOODS SENT TO HAWAII up to 43%), so research the facts before you attack "BIG OIL"---you are wrong!!!!!