The winter of our discontent

"For the life of me, I don't understand when it has taken so long to become energy independent, why this moron decided to break the system. Make us beggars to OPEC once again."

Interesting news story in the paper this morning. It has to do with Biden's America (again). Our electric bills, are about to take off like a Saturn rocket. Wait - why? I love this answer. We need new transmission lines, to get from our windmills to the main grid. And this is going to be spendy. Like, Xcel Energy has a proposal in to the state PUC for this increase of 20% to start as early as 2022. Most of us are left here shaking our heads. Many of us HATE THOSE BIRD KILLERS! And now we get to pay for their meager offering into our electric grid.

Looking forward just a few weeks towards winter, what do we know so far? First off, according to the weather guessers, this winter could be colder and snowier. We also know that because Slo Joe has decided to be an oil importer rather than an oil exporter, our gasoline will be much higher than last year. Then according to one article I read from the Citizens Utility Board in Illinois, natural gas could be as much as 35% higher this year. We will just mix in the 20% increase in electricity for good measure. What do you get at the end of the day? A coming winter of major discontent.

For the life of me, I don't understand when it has taken so long to become energy independent, why this moron decided to break the system. Make us beggars to OPEC once again. The 40% increase in gasoline hurts poor people the most, Brandon. So much for your "tax plan" only hitting the rich. ANYONE who drives, pays utilities, or eats - is going to get hit. Slo Joe can whisper into the mic as much as he wants, that this bill is a "tax cut for the middle class", but that is a serious untruth.

I remember when I first graduated, and I was working at Sperry Univac. My boss, who lived in Columbia Heights, suggested that he and I car pooled (which was fine, as the plant was in Eagan Township). He was a Navy vet, who served in WWII and Korea. Jimmy Carter was President, and the economy was a mess. One day, my boss told me he was going to put a "wood burner" in his basement. He continued, "Those gangsters running our government can turn off our natural gas at any time. Or raise the prices to be sky high. I don't trust they know what the Sam Hill they are doing." Seems like not much as changed since then.

We will see what this winter holds. According to news reports, Biden's "Human Infrastructure" bill is close to being agreed to by both factions of the Democrats. Who will be the winners? The elites. And the losers? The rest of us. This winter could end up being very, very expensive.