This is going to sound cruel to some and may make me sound insane, but I had this idea and I am curious what others think.

 

So what if we pass an export tax on all wheat and grain shipped out of this country and make have the tax directly correlate with the cost of a barrel of oil. As one of the worlds largest grain producers I am in complete favor of making middle eastern countries try and eat their oil. Unfortunately I know it's not going to have any impact on those the run the wells, but if their workers become disgruntled enough and start causing trouble then progress could be made in bringing the price down.

Hate to tell you this, but expect a wheat shortage in the future. Many American wheat farmers are fed up with hard work for little profit and are switching to more profitable and less disease-prone corn and soybeans. 64 million acres of wheat are expected to be planted this year. Thats down from 88 million in 1981. We will be exporting less and less wheat and be paying more for what we keep. Check out the wheat futures markets. They're in real turmoil.

 

Only real solution is to produce more and use less.

Hate to tell you this, but expect a wheat shortage in the future. Many American wheat farmers are fed up with hard work for little profit and are switching to more profitable and less disease-prone corn and soybeans. 64 million acres of wheat are expected to be planted this year. Thats down from 88 million in 1981. We will be exporting less and less wheat and be paying more for what we keep. Check out the wheat futures markets. They're in real turmoil.

 

Only real solution is to produce more and use less.

 

oh well, there goes that one. Either way tax the food thats going out. No matter what we grow we will export a lot of it.

oh well, there goes that one. Either way tax the food thats going out. No matter what we grow we will export a lot of it.

I'd be happy if we did away with most foreign aid. Maybe they could get rid of the gas excise tax then. It ain't much but I'm grasping at straws.

This is going to sound cruel to some and may make me sound insane, but I had this idea and I am curious what others think.

 

So what if we pass an export tax on all wheat and grain shipped out of this country and make have the tax directly correlate with the cost of a barrel of oil. As one of the worlds largest grain producers I am in complete favor of making middle eastern countries try and eat their oil. Unfortunately I know it's not going to have any impact on those the run the wells, but if their workers become disgruntled enough and start causing trouble then progress could be made in bringing the price down.

 

Check the Constitution, exports taxes are not allowed. In the Commerce Compromise (Constitutional Convention) tariffs were allowed on imports, but not on exports. The North wanted tariffs on both, the South was against tariffs on both, henceforth the compromise.

I'd be happy if we did away with most foreign aid.

 

:thumb: If we are such a hated nation throughout the world...stop funding every third world country in the world and see if the mindset changes any. It irritates me to no end.... :madman:

Hey, at least you are trying to come up with some answers. Thats more than I've seen from the people who got our votes. Bring up some more ideas, I'll read them.

:thumb: If we are such a hated nation throughout the world...stop funding every third world country in the world and see if the mindset changes any. It irritates me to no end.... :madman:

 

No one cares whether we support third world countries or not. It's our support of Israel that many want to stop.

Quit driving vehicles that get in the teens or less for MPG. Be more fuel efficient. That is the way.

This is going to sound cruel to some and may make me sound insane, but I had this idea and I am curious what others think.

 

So what if we pass an export tax on all wheat and grain shipped out of this country and make have the tax directly correlate with the cost of a barrel of oil. As one of the worlds largest grain producers I am in complete favor of making middle eastern countries try and eat their oil. Unfortunately I know it's not going to have any impact on those the run the wells, but if their workers become disgruntled enough and start causing trouble then progress could be made in bringing the price down.

For the first time since around 1830, the US is now importing wheat for the very reasons HHSDad stated.

To be honest, the real way is more drilling, of course, but nobody wants that.

Simply put, there's only two ways to "fix" gas prices: increase supply or reduce consumption. I happen to think that calls to increase domestic production (drilling ANWR, coastal areas, etc.) aren't much of a solution, as there isn't enough oil in either place to really have much of an effect on oil prices or to reduce the percentage of oil imports into the U.S. The oil from ANWR would take several years to reach the market, from the time a decision is made to drill there, and would only supply about 3% of U.S. consumption and would only reduce the price of oil about $.50 a barrel, according to a 2004 report by the U.S. Energy Department. The report estimated that it would take 9 years for ANWR oil production to begin, and that it would take 21 years to reach peak production.

 

We really need to reduce our consumption. The number of 6,000lb Suburbans I see tooling around with one or two people inside and nothing else frames the problem perfectly. We Americans have gotten used to wasteful lifestyles and now we're paying for it. If you're upset with how much you're spending on gas, buy a vehicle that uses less of it. Carpool. Take the bus. Ride your bike.

We should consume energy responsibly but we also need to understand that the availability and utilization of affordable energy is the foundation of great civilizations. For all practical purposes, our universe contains an infinite amount of energy waiting to be harnessed.

 

Mankind should be looking for new ways to increase our energy consumption. Conservation is not a long term solution because economic supplies of petroleum are finite. Conservation will postpone the depletion of supplies but the supplies, at least on this planet, will be depleted within a few generations with or without conservation efforts.

Simply put, there's only two ways to "fix" gas prices: increase supply or reduce consumption. I happen to think that calls to increase domestic production (drilling ANWR, coastal areas, etc.) aren't much of a solution, as there isn't enough oil in either place to really have much of an effect on oil prices or to reduce the percentage of oil imports into the U.S. The oil from ANWR would take several years to reach the market, from the time a decision is made to drill there, and would only supply about 3% of U.S. consumption and would only reduce the price of oil about $.50 a barrel, according to a 2004 report by the U.S. Energy Department. The report estimated that it would take 9 years for ANWR oil production to begin, and that it would take 21 years to reach peak production.

 

We really need to reduce our consumption. The number of 6,000lb Suburbans I see tooling around with one or two people inside and nothing else frames the problem perfectly. We Americans have gotten used to wasteful lifestyles and now we're paying for it. If you're upset with how much you're spending on gas, buy a vehicle that uses less of it. Carpool. Take the bus. Ride your bike.

I agree that we need to reduce our consumption, but if we had started the drilling in the early 90's then this would not be as big of a deal right now.....

Check the Constitution, exports taxes are not allowed. In the Commerce Compromise (Constitutional Convention) tariffs were allowed on imports, but not on exports. The North wanted tariffs on both, the South was against tariffs on both, henceforth the compromise.

 

Yes, but we do tax the profits that companies make off of exports. So if this is built into the cost of the export, we do indirectly tax exports.