The Politics of Brownwood Gas ? We're/You're getting screwed !
From The Dallas Morning News
Letters for Tuesday
05:10 AM CST on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Nobody lobbies for us
Re: "Who lobbies for the not-so-special folks?" by Steve Blow, Sunday Metro.
Who lobbies for the not-so-special folks? Nobody. We are left with editorials, letters to the editor, senators and representatives, and marches on everything from city hall to Washington. None puts money into the pockets of our representatives and, therefore, it's like whistling in the wind. When there is no money, there is no lobby, no matter how right the cause.
Take, for example, the Medicare prescription drug plan. It is the greatest example of lobbying by the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, and the victims are old people. Isn't America great? Two powerful industries ripping off seniors with congressional approval.
Robert Medlin, Forney
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Letters for Wednesday
05:34 AM CST on Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Investing in gas tanks
Re: "Exxon Mobil – $36.1 billion profit – Oil giant posts the biggest gain ever for any company, but ad campaign calls it moderate," Tuesday news story.
This headline reminded me of a recent comment by a conservative radio show host. He said we should stop whining about gas prices and start investing in energy companies.
Not all of us make millions spending our days pontificating on the radio, nor do we have enough money to pay off our legislators to do what's right for America and abolish our dependence on foreign oil. We are at the mercy of politicians and huge conglomerates that have those resources to maintain their stranglehold on us.
The vast majority of working Americans need to keep the $63 it would cost to buy one share of Exxon and use it to fill up our tanks so we can make it to work tomorrow – if we're lucky enough to have jobs.
Patrick McCauley, Flower Mound
source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/letters/stories/DN-wedletters_0201edi.ART.State.Edition2.13658a5e.html
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next time you fill up with gas
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