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AMERICA AND THIRD WORLD COUNTRY

  • Posted by: sadler
  • on May 27, 2008 at 3:33 am

AS GAS GOES UP AND UP.. WHY? AND WHY ARE WE STILL BUYING GAS FROM COUNTRIES THAT HATE US? WHAT WOULD GAS BE IF WE WEREN’T IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I USE TO THINK THAT THE WAR WAS ABOUT THE THREAT AGAINST AMERICANS, BUT ITS MORE THAN THAT. WHAT WOULD GAS BE? IF THERE WAS NO ORDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST? WHERE WOULD AMERICA BE?
IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT KEEPS AMERICA GOING? GAS
IF GAS GOES UP AGAIN AND AGAIN ETC…
WHAT HAPPENS HERE?
PEOPLE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE EXTRA MONEY SOMEHOW?
DO THEY STOP SAVING? GOING OUT TO EAT?
STOP GOING TO MOVIES? BUYING CLOTHES? VACATIONS?
WHEN YOU PULL MONEY AWAY FROM THE ECONOMY PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS, BUSINESS’S CLOSE, UNEMPLOYED RISES,
NOT TO MENTION FOOD COSTS GO UP TO OFF SET THE HIGH GAS, TAXES GO UP TO OFF SET THE COST OF POLICE CARS, FIRE TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES ETC.
AND LETTING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE UNITED STATES WHY? NOT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD CAN LIVE HERE, THIS ALSO PUTS A STRAIN ON THE ECONOMY AS SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
SO IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE AND WE NO LONGER ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH COUNTRIES THAT MOST LIKELY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GO DOWN..
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BORDERS CLOSED, ESPECIALLY DURING WAR TIME. THE USE OF GAS FOR PERSONAL CARS TO BE A THING OF THE PAST.WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TOTALLY RID USING GAS, BUT USE THE GAS FOR AIRPLANES, LARGE TRUCKS, BOATS ETC. WE HAVE TO GET STRONGER HERE, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD IF WE KEEP GOING THE WAY WE ARE GOING? COULD AMERICA BECOME LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE?

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