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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 369787" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>One thing that could help show how serious this is to <strong>shut down America one day a week</strong>. People and businesses would have to <strong>reassess how to conduct daily business</strong>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now I know this may sound crazy, but the details could be worked out. The biggest problem lies in certain industries that can't just turn off a switch and shut down the operation such as travelers, tourists, transportation of goods and industries that support such as well as emergency services such as police, fire, hospital care and utility companies. It may be easier if this day was attached to a weekend. Workdays could be increased to meet the 40 hours minimum on those 4 days. </p><p></p><p>But what if we could work out the details to get 90% of the business to redefine and develop new schedules to meet a 3 day weekend. This day would be used to STAY HOME. No traveling - no fuel used!!! Think of the affect on the supply side and oil futures!! This could have an amazing impact. Other countries may follow suit and all of a sudden there is a glut of oil. Then the economics of decreasing the demand will set in causing a drop in oil prices. </p><p></p><p><strong>SUPPLY VS DEMAND</strong></p><p>Over the years - America has done nothing except increase the <strong>supply side</strong> of the equation (more drilling and more importing). We have gone from 24% oil import (in 70s) to 67% oil import currently. <strong>What have we done to eliminate or reduce the demand?</strong> Not much !!!!! When are we going to stop taking it?</p><p></p><p>I am not against drilling - we need to tap into all our options. But we need to force auto companies to look for other sources of fuel and implement mpg rating increases that take affect next model year... </p><p></p><p>We need to <strong>run our economy without the crutch of imports</strong>. We have to be <strong>energy self reliant</strong>. We have to attack the problem as if it were a war and take drastic measures to ensure the energy stability of America.</p><p></p><p>Maybe we need to <strong>cap the production </strong>of vehicles to the attrition rate of older cars. </p><p><strong>American car manufacturers get first opportunities and advantages</strong> to make the changes over foreign owned companies and companies that do not use American employees to produce these cars. </p><p></p><p>We need to <strong>spur development</strong> to companies that can retrofit our existing vehicles at an affordable price - maybe even have the government subsidize these industries and give incentives to individuals (like you and me) who retrofit.</p><p></p><p>Provide tax incentives to energy efficient and compliant companies based on future more restrictive standards. (Companies that voluntarily close and reduce business hours) </p><p></p><p><strong>Oil futures will drop dramatically</strong> if we provide the leadership to make these things happen. We absolutely need to <strong>change our habits</strong> and the time has come to take action.</p><p></p><p><strong>There are folks out there that will take a "black hat" view of some or all of the solutions I mentioned above. Back up your words with a solution that can work, if you don't think mine will. The most important thing we can do is help provide solutions and get behind those solutions!!!</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>What else can you think of to make a difference NOW?</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 369787, member: 9789"] One thing that could help show how serious this is to [B]shut down America one day a week[/B]. People and businesses would have to [B]reassess how to conduct daily business[/B]. Now I know this may sound crazy, but the details could be worked out. The biggest problem lies in certain industries that can't just turn off a switch and shut down the operation such as travelers, tourists, transportation of goods and industries that support such as well as emergency services such as police, fire, hospital care and utility companies. It may be easier if this day was attached to a weekend. Workdays could be increased to meet the 40 hours minimum on those 4 days. But what if we could work out the details to get 90% of the business to redefine and develop new schedules to meet a 3 day weekend. This day would be used to STAY HOME. No traveling - no fuel used!!! Think of the affect on the supply side and oil futures!! This could have an amazing impact. Other countries may follow suit and all of a sudden there is a glut of oil. Then the economics of decreasing the demand will set in causing a drop in oil prices. [B]SUPPLY VS DEMAND[/B] Over the years - America has done nothing except increase the [B]supply side[/B] of the equation (more drilling and more importing). We have gone from 24% oil import (in 70s) to 67% oil import currently. [B]What have we done to eliminate or reduce the demand?[/B] Not much !!!!! When are we going to stop taking it? I am not against drilling - we need to tap into all our options. But we need to force auto companies to look for other sources of fuel and implement mpg rating increases that take affect next model year... We need to [B]run our economy without the crutch of imports[/B]. We have to be [B]energy self reliant[/B]. We have to attack the problem as if it were a war and take drastic measures to ensure the energy stability of America. Maybe we need to [B]cap the production [/B]of vehicles to the attrition rate of older cars. [B]American car manufacturers get first opportunities and advantages[/B] to make the changes over foreign owned companies and companies that do not use American employees to produce these cars. We need to [B]spur development[/B] to companies that can retrofit our existing vehicles at an affordable price - maybe even have the government subsidize these industries and give incentives to individuals (like you and me) who retrofit. Provide tax incentives to energy efficient and compliant companies based on future more restrictive standards. (Companies that voluntarily close and reduce business hours) [B]Oil futures will drop dramatically[/B] if we provide the leadership to make these things happen. We absolutely need to [B]change our habits[/B] and the time has come to take action. [B]There are folks out there that will take a "black hat" view of some or all of the solutions I mentioned above. Back up your words with a solution that can work, if you don't think mine will. The most important thing we can do is help provide solutions and get behind those solutions!!![/B] [COLOR="Blue"][B]What else can you think of to make a difference NOW?[/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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