Yeah, right. We'd be SO much better off if we'd just instead allowed
ourselves to be "unregulated" into the unmitigated environmental disaster
oil companies (and others, of course) would have created absent those
regulations.

And don't fool yourself -- this oil/gas price situation is a mess that
could ultimately lead to a world-wide economic downturn.

Yup, it sure could. But whatever happens, it will be a minor shadow of
what could have occurred with long-term environmental destruction.

I don't believe anyone here has argued in favor of unfettered industrial
waste. For example, I'm as glad as anyone that my beloved Great Lakes are
cleaner than they've been since the days of Marquette & Joliet.

(Of course, I'm also cognizant of the fact that many of my classmates are
currently unemployed because all of the heavy industry has been driven
overseas or south of the border. To you, I suppose, that's just
"collateral damage." To them, it's been a family catastrophe without
end. )

The bottom line is this: If we've been unable to build new refineries
because we made them a regulatory nightmare, it's time to ratchet the
regulations back a notch or three.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"