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There was recently a poll saying that 81% of Americans think that the country is heading in the wrong direction.  The main reason they say this is because of the recession it looks like we heading towards.  I think another reason may be the cost of oil and gasoline is so high.  do you agree that the country is headed in the wrong direction? Why or why not?

Some experts believe that with the rising gas cost airlines will have to start charging more for tickets or if they can’t afford gas they would run out of it and go out of business.  Some people say that eventually airplanes will be packed with people paying as much as $1000 dollars a ticket flying only to major cities such as New York to Los Angelos.  Do you think this will be the fate of airplanes or will there be an alternative for fuel? If so what will it be?

Some people think that ethanol could be a solution to rising gas prices but in truth it takes a lot of energy, possibly gas energy, to make and ship ethanol.  you need to till fields to grow corn, most farmers use machines, and turning that corn into ethanol takes energy, and ethanol degrades so it can’t be shipped through pipelines.  That means that trucks, which need energy, need to transport the ethanol to the pumps.  So if you agree or disagree that ethanol is a solution.