posted on Oct, 4 2007 @ 01:09 PM
Originally posted by Equinox99
Can you guys ellaborate on why it would be an utter chaos?
With her plan to encourage Americans to buy more fuel efficient vehicles, she wants gas companies to charge more money per gallon of fuel. Now, I
don't know about any of you, but I really don't make $100,000 a year, so with my expenses, I don't have much money left after my gas budget.
Now, when gas prices increase, not as many people will spend money on merchandise. This will hurt the economy, causing prices on everything to go up.
Now, when that happens, even less people will the extra money to spend on the necessities. People will eventually resort to thievery. This will
cause an increase in gun sales, so people have a way to defend themselves. The crime rate will skyrocket! Now, what happens to areas with high crime
rates? The property values go down, so, people with houses in nice areas now can't sell their homes without taking a major hit. Now, no one has
money. People that used to be rich, are constantly mugged in the street, or killed. The dollar loses it's value in cities, nobody works, they just
steal everything. Homes are broken into, and looted. Factions of people start to form, always at war, trying to gain the entire city. Only military
forces sent it will have an effect, with the smarter of the factions staying underground, while the others fight the military and get killed.
Like I said before, nothing but warzones. This problem won't be isolated. When some factions try to better their their lives, they will break off
and move elsewhere, causing destruction along the way.
Does anyone remember the depression? This will be another one. The only difference is that nowadays people are more violent. Remember that when you
say that this is impossible.