Back on the soap box

Why is price gouging so accepted now? My mom was telling me yesterday about how the three dollar cereal she had bought for me had jumped to five dollars. The reason being the rise in fuel cost. The fuel cost is now four dollars or higher a gallon. Who puts the brakes on this climb? There was a story in the news about a gas station next to the Orlando airport which was charging over five dollars a gallon. One of the tourist noticed it as he was pumping gas and decided to stand outside for an hour holding a sign with the price listed and telling people there is cheaper gas down the road. The response from the gas station was as long as the price was listed on the gas pumps, than it is legal. There was no remorse from the gas station about charging people so much money for the gas.

The current President Bush and Al Gore offer alternative fuels for car engines, but not at an affordable rate for the average driver. There seems to be more attention paid to changing people over from Analog TV sets to High Definition than to straightening our country's financial crisis with rising cost and shrinking job market. The amount of people being laid off from work is staggering. How many small communities will collapse from lack of funds from everyday people buying things just to keep it going?

In Florida, the Brevard Coast relies on the people who work for the NASA programs to fund the community. After the layoffs from shutting down the shuttle program, places like Cocoa and Titusville will almost be ghost towns. No one could afford to live there. The jobs will be gone and so will the people. The tourist won't want to come, because there would be no rocket launches. Plus, there would be no lifeguards at the beach. It would be swim at your own risk.

A game plan needs to be in place to bring the troops home from the wars. Money needs to be held more accountable, so we know where it is being spent. Jobs need to be added to our economy; instead, of being taken away. NAFTA needs to be monitored so we get the best deal from trading consumer goods with other countries and our jobs stay here in the USA. The teachers need special attention so there jobs are preserved and the schools are not cut back. It is vital to Educate the young and we need teachers to accomplish this goal.

My sister was telling me about her dream of being in an Indiana house with everyone there. My dream was at the beach in a house with someone missing. Both my sister and I yearn for simpler times when you could get a good value for your dollar. You helped your neighbor and friend in the community. You drove to the grocery store with your reasonable gas and bought a lot of groceries at a reasonable price. You drove home consume the groceries and lived a happy life.