I don't believe in the political party system, so let me be clear on that so there is no confusion on my position, however, I do not believe the higher corporate taxes is going to solve the problem which was my point in the last posting.

The other problem is that the government has their own special interest to take care of, so how do we know that gas prices would not be higher if they started to regulate oil and gas prices? There is no social security "lockbox" going back to Gore vs Bush in 00', and all of that goes to the general tax fund and the social programs we cannot afford to pay for anymore, but the politicians in DC do not have the brass cajones to offer a better solution for fear of losing their jobs.

My position is that nothing is what it seems to be and the entire system is broken and it will not be fixed as it would require a massive overhaul to resolve the problems that we are facing, and politicians who do not look straight into the eyes of the American people, and lie through their teeth.

We are facing major issues that need major reform, and right now the only option we have is the thinking that got us there in the first place. Basically, right now, as of this moment, there is no solution because the people who could solve the problem are either not interested, or they are not in government.

Here's a suggestion that could work is as the federal government to suspend all federal gas taxes until Jan 21, 2009, and then take it from there. The current rate at the federal level is 0.18 per gallon which would reduce the burden on many American families.