The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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It seems government has been working AGAINST business when it comes to energy development. The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/04/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.

AND NOW IT'S 2011 -- 34 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS
"NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE!

33 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.


I can't back up these facts, I got this in an email today. They sound about par for the course.