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Today, most Americans - most of Main Street - believe
that hybrid
cars are "strategically" important to
the United States. Yet, most of these Americans have
real doubts about global warming. So, how do most
Americans reconcile this bit of irony?
Foreign oil dependency.
According to recent data, most Americans
believe hybrid cars are "strategically"
important because of foreign oil dependency,
followed by saving auto jobs. For most Americans,
global warming is not a reason to buy a hybrid
vehicle.
Yet, Democrats, when discussing the issue of the
oncoming auto revolution, always frame this
conversation around global warming. Around carbon.
Around cap and trade. Main Street, however, does not
agree with Democrats on this issue.
Of course, once America also believed 'separate, but
equal' was a fair policy until the government led
America out of that insanity. So, the government
leading the people, rather than the people leading the
government, is sometimes a necessary evil.
Nonetheless, why not more of a focus on ending foreign
oil dependence? Inevitably, ending foreign oil
dependence would have a positive impact on global
warming. Moreover, ending foreign oil dependency, like
beating the Russians to the moon, is something almost
every American could rally behind. Foreign oil
dependence is the thread that can sew unity amongst
the workers, industry, and and the government.
Ultimately, inevitably, American tax payers are going
to risk as much as a few hundred billion on the US
auto industry. Why not leverage this investment into a
national campaign to end foreign oil dependency?
Besides if you bring average Americans into this
movement, it will probably be easier to work cap &
trade legislation through Congress in the background.
Labels: cap and trade, Foreign Oil Dependency, global warming, Hybrid Vehicles
