I understand math is hard, and accounting is complex math. Thats why those guys from Enron decided "screw it, well make up our own math"
Economics has math in it, and I know that makes it scary. But how do you still not understand supply and demand?
That's right, Supply AND Demand. Not just Supply. Demand too.
You want to drill in ANWR because it will increase supply.
You want to invest in more coal plants, some clean some not, to increase supply.
You want nuclear power so we can increase electricity supply.
Democrats however
Want CAFE standards to decrease demand
Want to mandate CFLs to decrease demand
You getting the picture yet?
See when there is more of something it is cheaper, I know you understand this, you talk about it all the time. But....when people don't want or need as much of something as they did before, that also makes things cost less. Sure it can be bad for business since they are no longer selling things people have no need for, but in the long term it is better for those same businesses.
See if a firm cannot make a profit they leave the market and either find a new one or go out of business. These firms that chose to enter new markets (such as renewable energy) and compete with foreign firms. It may even drive some firms in the old market out of business. This would help that whole globalization and NAFTA thing that people hate you guys so much for.
I'm not telling you what to do, but what you should do. If I had faith in your common sense or grasp of reality I might think you would do this, but here we call this the "reality based" community, not the "faith based" community. This does not mean we don't have faith, just that we believe in science too. Will you make fun of us for not believing in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny too?
And no I did not call Jesus a fairy...I'm just saying as much as he loves the polar bears and homeless people he isn't stopping the ice caps from melting and inviting the homeless over for lunch and scones.