be a rock in the river..
..and let the troubles of the world tumble and flow around you. Yeah - they'll still wear you down eventually. But it'll take a long, long time.
Doesn't mean we have to turn a blind eye though.
Take for instance the price of gas.. The price of gasoline doesn’t exist in a vacuum. When the price of energy (oil) rises – everything is affected. Everything we see, do, touch, eat or drink is affected by the price of oil. The keys and mouse you're using now. The chair you're sitting in. The coffee you had for breakfast, and the toast, the butter and the fridge you got it out of. Everything.
The President believes that by allowing the price of gasoline to rise, the price of alternatives will become more acceptable. Not cheaper - just closer to the price of oil, which he despises. That's what he means when he says we need to ignore our pain, and concentrate on 'The Big Picture'.. You know - like he does.
Because why would anyone switch to more expensive, more complicated, and less reliable forms of energy as long as the price of gasoline is low? But, if you make the price of gasoline high, the theory goes – then by comparison, the price of the alternatives is more competitive.. Right? But there’s a problem with this simple logic..
And that is, the immutable fact that the price of energy affects everything. Everything. Including the manufacturing, maintenance, delivery, installation and price of those alternative sources of energy. Not to mention the price of Corn Flakes and milk. All that happens when the price of oil goes up, is that there is a 'sea rise' effect, where all forms of energy rise in cost, and as the additional costs are passed on to the consumer. Uh - that's you..
Which in turn makes the price of oil competitive again.. It's a conundrum, is what is is.. At least to those who believe the laws of nature - and the marketplace - don't apply to them.
be a rock in the river..
..and let the troubles of the world tumble and flow around you. Yeah - they'll still wear you down eventually. But it'll take a long, long time.
Doesn't mean we have to turn a blind eye though.
Take for instance the price of gas.. The price of gasoline doesn’t exist in a vacuum. When the price of energy (oil) rises – everything is affected. Everything we see, do, touch, eat or drink is affected by the price of oil. The keys and mouse you're using now. The chair you're sitting in. The coffee you had for breakfast, and the toast, the butter and the fridge you got it out of. Everything.
The President believes that by allowing the price of gasoline to rise, the price of alternatives will become more acceptable. Not cheaper - just closer to the price of oil, which he despises. That's what he means when he says we need to ignore our pain, and concentrate on 'The Big Picture'.. You know - like he does.
Because why would anyone switch to more expensive, more complicated, and less reliable forms of energy as long as the price of gasoline is low? But, if you make the price of gasoline high, the theory goes – then by comparison, the price of the alternatives is more competitive.. Right? But there’s a problem with this simple logic..
And that is, the immutable fact that the price of energy affects everything. Everything. Including the manufacturing, maintenance, delivery, installation and price of those alternative sources of energy. Not to mention the price of Corn Flakes and milk. All that happens when the price of oil goes up, is that there is a 'sea rise' effect, where all forms of energy rise in cost, and as the additional costs are passed on to the consumer. Uh - that's you..
Which in turn makes the price of oil competitive again.. It's a conundrum, is what is is.. At least to those who believe the laws of nature - and the marketplace - don't apply to them.