TOP 12 STRATEGIES FOR CHEAPER GASOLINE
HERE IS THE STRATEGY to bring down gas prices.
Just the talk of this strategy would bring down the price oil to $100 dollars per barrel.
U.S. Percentage of Energy
.......................Year 2001................My Plan
Energy ...Source Percentage .......Percentage
Petroleum.........42%.......................... 15%..............-64.3%
Coal..................24%.......................... 20%..............-16.7%
Natural Gas.......20%.......................... 19%...............-5.0%
Nuclear ..............8%.......................... 16%.............100.0%
Hydrogen powe...2%......................... 20%..............900.0%
Other...................2%.......................... 2%..................0.0%
Solar, Wind, etc...2%..........................8%...............300.0%
Est. 2008 Budget
Department of Defense $471 Billion
Homeland Security $35 Billion
Other Non-Defense Discretionary Spending $473 Billion
Social Security $612 Billion
Medicare $399 Billion
Medicaid $218 Billion
Other Mandatory Expenses $332 Billion
Interest on the Debt $272 Billion
Est. Total Revenue for 2008 = $2,590 Billion
Non-Defense Discretionary Spending
Let’s focus on the “Other Non-Defense Discretionary Spending”.
Out of the $473 Billion, over $52 Billion is going to Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/hud.html
Out of the $473 Billion, over $71 Billion is going to Health and Human Services (HHS).
http://www.hhs.gov/budget/09budget/2009BudgetInBrief.pdf
Out of the $473 Billion, est. $24 Billion goes to Department of Energy (DOE).
Areas to Cut
I would cut the following areas and route the funds to the following areas:
Cut HUD 50% = $26 Billion
Cut HHS 50% = $35.5 Billion
Eliminate Homeland Security = $35 Billion
Reroute 10 percent of the current DOE budget to alternative energy = $2.4 Billion
Cut the Defense Budget by $71 Billion
Total Saving = $150 Billion Dollars
The Twelve Strategies
STRATEGY ONE:
Start Drilling in Alaska and certain portions in the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
STRATEGY TWO:
Offer Energy Bonds at 6 percent return = $50 Billion Dollars
With the $200 Billion we should start one of the biggest energy initiatives since the industrial revolution.
STRATEGY THREE:
Implement a Strong American Dollar Policy!!!!
STRATEGY FOUR:
50 Percent Refund on all homes that go off the power grid.
STRATEGY FIVE:
Give major tax incentives to American automakers to build cars which run on hydrogen fuel, natural gas,
and electric.
STRATEGY SIX:
Give major tax incentives to oil companies and gas station owners to offer hydrogen fuel, natural gas, and
electric recharging.
STRATEGY SEVEN:
Ask Iraq to pay for American protection with Iraqi oil.
STRATEGY EIGHT:
Start initiative and research into utilizing shale oil in the Rocky Mountains, which could bring in over 1
trillion barrels of oil. Eat your heart out Saudi Arabia!!!!!
STRATEGY NINE:
Build Nuclear and Hydro Power Plants.
America could actually export energy to other countries with much cleaner technology, reducing CO2
emissions into the atmosphere. Third world countries could focus on building energy and communication
infrastructure with the help of the American private sector.
STRATEGY TEN:
Build 8 New Oil Refineries across the U.S. (8 Different Regions)
If capacity exceeded demand, I’d replace the old refinery with the newer cleaner burning refinery.
STRATEGY ELEVEN:
Create an incentive for homes and businesses to place a thermostat which shows not only the
temperature, but the real-time amount of money spent on energy. Educate people on how the computer
can help regulate energy consumption.
STRATEGY TWELVE:
Invest into research and development for new ways to produce energy. An example is zero emission power
plants. This strategy would revitalize the FutureGen Industrial Alliance project, costing $1.8 billion dollars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FutureGen
Invest into R&D for gentle shallow turbines for rivers. Perhaps this technology could be utilized for small
towns next to rivers. The following PDF shows how energy R&D has lagged in the past compared to other
industries. http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/EOP/OSTP/Energy/ch2.pdf
This major initiative would not only put OPEC out of business, but America would actually become a major
world supplier of oil. The American GDP would skyrocket! Tyrants like Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad could no longer increase oil prices by threatening its neighbors or influencing supply and
speculation.
-Matthew Best