Evil oil companies! Record prices for gasoline in the US have prompted even the greenest amongst the government to pause their green washing of America to pounce on the oil companies for allegedly doing what they wanted, getting people to drive less. Carbon Taxes, Cap and Trade will all work to raise fossil fuel prices and force consumers to change their habits, this is the basic premise of these policies, so now as the prices rise and they see the real effect that their policies would have had if enacted, they seem to be singing another tune.
So if the market is doing for you what you were getting resistance from others to do yourself, I am forced to ask, "What is your beef with oil prices?"
I wait patiently for the driving season increase in fuel prices here in BC which will happen at the exact same time our now famous Carbon Tax will kick in. Timing is everything because the extra 2.7 cents a litre will be masked in the price rise. Who will the consumer blame? Evil Oil Companies of course.
This is a real example of what is going to happen, an experiment done free of charge by the marketplace, so law makers can judge the effect that raising taxes of fossil fuels will have. You see when they were getting the money and not the oil companies, a price increase was in the nation's interest, yet now for some reason the price increase is a perfect platform for grandstanding politically.
If you noticed, it has done nothing to curb the government's resolve to raise the prices even further on fossil fuels through additional taxes.
Perhaps we should all consider that we are getting the green effect now, so we can better judge the real cost before the legislation get passed into law. The pain you feel at the pumps is nothing compared to the pain you will feel during the greening of the planet.
Just remember this is for the good of the planet and everyone on it, especially the kids now starving in the third world as the WFP has cut food shipments by 40% due to rising food prices based on current conditions, wait until you see the "Green Effect" kick in.