[lbo-talk] great moments in statesmanship

boddi satva lbo.boddi at gmail.com
Wed Nov 16 12:48:33 PST 2005


"if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to consume more energy." -

Seems axiomatic to me (at least in the near term). What's the problem with this statement?

On 11/16/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> [via Sam Smith's Progressive Review - Grassley is a 5th-term Senator from
> Iowa]
>
> You know, what--what makes our economy grow is energy. And, and
> Americans are used to going to the gas tank (sic), and when they put
> that hose in their, uh, tank, and when I do it, I wanna get gas out of
> it. And when I turn the light switch on, I want the lights to go on,
> and I don't want somebody to tell me I gotta change my way of living
> to satisfy them. Because this is America, and this is something we've
> worked our way into, and the American people are entitled to it, and
> if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to
> consume more energy." - Charles Grassley on NPR
>
> <http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>
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