Alternative Fuel- The flattening of the world will cause oil demand to sky rocket and the prices right with it. That is why I propose the government should give out grants to alternative energy researchers, in return if a breakthrough is made, it must be manufactured in the United States by US workers for a set amount of time, also if we openly support alternative fuel on a national level oil companies will be scared into being more reasonable with fuel prices.
Most of that is being done. The problem is, we are giving too many "breaks" to the individual consumers to buy alternative powered items. For example, why are we giving people a tax break if they buy a hybrid? If you really want to create change, both on the consumer level as well as the manufacturing level, remove the tax break off of the hybrid (since there is no incentive for the manufacturer to change their production quantitiy) and place a tax burden on standard internal combustion engine vehicles. Manufacturers will feel the pinch since demand will shift, meaning more hybrids will be produced, meaning lower costs as quantity increases.
And all of a sudden, it costs you $10 to eat at McDonalds. By punishing the employers (which they are already done in moderation), you punish the would country. We need to streamline and speed up the process of exporting the illegals and start fining the countries from which they come from. As far as Americans not wanting to do the job, pay is a very big deal. People want to improve their lives, and they can't do it by making $7/hour planting crops. And since farms cannot pay people more without either jacking up the price of their goods (which jacks up the prices on everything we consume) or being subsidized by the government (which many people on here have already balked at), your typical American won't do the job, which leaves only the illegals.
Some states already do this. Virginia, more specifically Prince WIlliam County, have specialized high schools from which students can attend and prepare for college. The first two years are your basic classes. Come your junior year, you can petition to move to a school outside of your zone (you have to provide your own transportation) to one that meets your desired path.
College funding on the federal level should not change, but rather increased funding by the state should, since the states are the ones who set the tuition rates.
What does "o.s." in "a.s.a.p.o.s." mean? And I don't think "superiority" is the right word either. We already get raked over the coals by the world for our superiority complex.
