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Please note:  None of the following solutions has anything to do with...

• Whining about price increases

• Clamoring for a government solution (except to get out of the way).

• Agitating for a Socialist Revolution.

Also note: As of the latest revision date, the price of oil is now less than $36 per barrel. We feel this page is still relevant however, since the crisis is coming back. The policy described here, though slightly tongue in cheek, is a way to avoid its recurrence. 

Ten. Eliminate all taxes. (Tax savings alone will bring the price of a gallon back to 2005 levels.)

Nine. Eliminate government subsidies/incentives that favor one form of energy over another. (Suddenly major corporations are rushing to capitalize on, oh, I don't know... hydrogen fuel cells? Wind power? Solar? Nuclear? Did I say wind?)

Eight. Buy stock in Big Oil (and/or) buy a gas station. (Your earnings will reimburse you for all the gasoline you've purchased since you got your learner's permit.)

07. Buy stock in alternative energy companies. (Let your oil stock go up for a while, then sell it all and start buying up these guys. Profits will buy gasoline until no longer needed.)

06. Start buying up inner-city real estate. (The more it costs to drive to work, the closer people are going to live to work. Newsflash 2015: The suburbs are the new slums.)

05.  Buy a bicycle or a scooter store (and/or a bicycle or scooter) .

04.  Buy a Segway dealership (and/or..) .

03. Own your own power company. (see article in storefront).

02. Telecommute. (Pajamas are the new power suit.)

and.... (Drum roll.)

The number one Libertarian solution to the rising price of gasoline and oil is... (are you ready?)  (Drum roll gets louder!)

End U.S. foreign aggression and interference (can you spell I-R-A-Q, and, and, and, etc. etc.?). Most of the volatility around oil markets is of our own doing. If we had left the Middle East alone the price of oil would be significantly lower.

Although obviously done tongue in cheek, the point here is that there are always ways to capitalize on current market conditions and/or to create new solutions. The rising price of gasoline and oil is not the end of the world. It will not bring down the economy. It is an opportunity for discovery, innovation, and adaptation. In other words, a command performance for American ingenuity. We solicit more serious, detailed solutions.

Give it your best shot. We'll publish.  --jwh--

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