Virginia Libertarian

Allen visits Valley
“We’re spending hundreds of billions on foreign oil each year,” he said.
He said more energy must be produced, grown and explored in the United States, and said it would take a bipartisan effort to make it happen.

Why is spending money on foreign oil such an issue with people. If that is the most cost effective way to get energy, then continue to use it. If the problem is that we’re funding a national regime we don’t like, is it really believed that by us not buying from them that someone else won’t? Where do you think China or Russia get their oil? Do you think they will stop buying from Iran or Syria just because we do? If we were to remove all the tariffs and taxes that government puts on top of the gasoline we buy for our cars, we’d be paying somewhere around a dollar a gallon instead of 3. In my area the service stations have started placing stickers on their pumps that tell you how much of each gallon you buy is going to state and federal taxes. Next time you fill up, take a look at it. If you change sources of energy to a new age domestic fuel, like corn ethanol, the government is going to have to either tax that, or shift that tax revenue to somewhere else to make up for it.

Allen said the country’s border security must include fencing in several border locations and virtual fencing in others.

I really don’t see the point in using “fencing in several border locations and virtual fencing in others”. Do you think that people won’t just go around the fence? If you’re going to build a fence, you have to do it all the way along the border if it’s going to be effective. That and let private industry build the fence, as the feds want to waste a billion on building it when it could be done feasibly for 10 times less.

With a little more than two months left before the November election, Allen still is leading former U.S. Navy Secretary Webb.

But recent polls show the advantage for Allen in the single digits.

Ahh, the good news. There is also a 3rd party candidate running for Allen’s seat, Gail Parker. I will do a follow-up post comparing the three candiates on the issues.

Written by David Canning
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