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In reply to the discussion: If gas goes to 5.00 per gallon [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)39. Of course gas is going to $5 a gallon. It will happen. The only questions are 'When' and 'How do we
prepare for that day'.
I don't know if $5 gas is coming this year, next year, etc. but it (and much worse prices) is coming. The policy question is "Do focus our efforts on keeping gas as cheap as possible for as long as possible then when the inevitable more expensive gas finally comes, hope against hope that we can scramble and deal with its effects?" Or do we accept/promote a faster rise in gas prices in a way that funds alternative energy/mass transportation so that we are preparing for the day of really expensive/hard-to-get gas?
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No, I'll just walk or take the bus more than I even do now (which is at least 3 days per week)
WI_DEM
Feb 2012
#16
If (when) it goes to $5, that will be the first step in the road to getting us off the oil...
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#26