The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. This was under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, thus the name. The Interstate Highway System is a separate system within the larger National Highway System. The entire system, as of 2004, had a total length of 46,837 miles. How many of us today are very dependent on these highways to get around in our daily lives? Just looking at the traffic reports I would say some where around a lot, approximately there about. So what does this have to do with anything? Well this was what was known as a public works project. That meant it put a lot of people to work making all these roads, and benefited our economy by allowing goods, and people, to flow more freely from state to state. Our current economy relies on these roads very heavily, but why am I bring this up now. How does something in 1956 relate to now? You are probably saying thanks for the history lesson but the roads are already there, we can not build them again. This is true.
I am no economical genius, or even have any education in it at all for that matter. Perhaps you have notice that lately gas has seemingly become more expensive than gold, and you constantly hear on the news about the decreasing value of the American Dollar. The dollar is falling because we are so dependent on foreign markets. We send millions, perhaps even billions, out of the country everyday in gas. I suggest that we are in need of another public works project. Like I stated before I am no expert, but it seems to me we could great use a source of fuel to decrease our dependence on overseas markets. Here is my idea.
The government should start a public works project. This project would involve drilling for oil on U.S. soil, building federal run refineries. Now before you flip out and say I am crazy for suggesting Government gas stations, that is not what I am suggestion. Rather the Fed's build, run, and maintain these oil drills and refineries, then the gas, diesel, and oil produced be used to run government vehicles. Such as city buses, school buses, D.O.T trucks, federal owned cars, police cars, fire trucks, and etc. This would reduce our use of foreign oil greatly. Simple economics says that as demand decreases and supply remains constant, price drops, thereby benefiting the American public. Another effect would be that we would send less tax dollars overseas. This would also give thousands of Americans good paying jobs. Perhaps I just do not see the flaw in my own logic, but to me this sounds like a win win proposition. If any of you reading this see the problem with this idea please comment about it.
As I have departed from my norm above, I think I will again depart in closing and give Paul a break. Instead I offer this section of a Psalm which played a great role in my reconciliation. So instead of the word's The Apostle Paul, here are some words from David ( the only man in The Bible referred to as a man after God's own heart):
- Psalm 63:1-5 1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
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