We Can Learn from Other Countries
Here in the United States, even though we are coping with fuel costs that are too high, we are somehow muddling through. The costs are ridiculous, and they are having a disruptive effect on many families, some who cannot afford the gas to get to work and are worried about how to heat their homes this coming winter.
The fuel crisis here is also affecting municipal transit, especially bus lines in various cities. Some bus lines are being curtailed or eliminated because fuel costs are too high. The irony is that this is happening just as more people need to commute on mass transit because they can’t afford the price of fuel for their vehicles.
It is important for lawmakers and concerned citizens to continue looking for answers in this crisis before the situation here becomes as critical as it is in other countries around the world.
It has been reported that in some countries essential services such as ambulance and police have been cut back due to fuel shortages and fuel prices. In addition, people cannot afford the high cost of food because of the high cost of fuel. In addition, farmers hare finding it difficult, if not impossible, to grow their crops because they can’t afford fertilizer nor can they afford fuel for their equipment.
The United States is experiencing great difficulties due to the expense of fuel, however, they are still doing much better than many other countries in the world. It is essential that lawmakers, oil companies, energy companies, inventors, carmakers, scientists and others who can help, get together and come up with a solution to the crisis before the economy of the U.S. is as bad as it is in other places in the world.