The real one percent - energy prices and the poor
A wonderful meditation by Willis Eschenbach at
Watts Up With That.
Not at all climate related -- more an observation of where we are in this world and how US policies impact people we do not even think about:
We have met the 1%, and he is us
In explanation of my title, I fear I’ll have to go on a bit of a digression. Let me tell three stories, about people in three different parts of our amazing planet.
STORY THE FIRST: In my early thirties, through a series of misunderstandings and coincidences I spent some time as the first mate on a sailboat in the Philippines. At one point we spent a couple months anchored up offshore from the Manila Yacht Club while we were getting some boat repairs done. As befits a young man with more testosterone than sagacity, I spent the evenings in the dives and nightclubs in the local red light district. Not paying for the favors of the ladies of the evening, you understand, that always seemed creepy to me. Just drinking and having a good time. One of the bars had a piano.
A wonderful and sobering read. 280+ comments are worth reading too.
As one of the commentors said:
That’s one of the most powerful indictments of “expensive energy” I’ve ever seen.
Posted by DaveH at January 13, 2013 5:46 PM