Carter's Conservation of Energy

Dear Mr. Carter,

Unfortunatly, I do not agree with your new 5 step program that will "hopefully" help our country save energy. Your first step, Tax sales of inefficient, “gas-guzzling,” cars, would seem to be uneffective to me, because many gas-guzzling cars are SUV's or larger cars that people either need to do their work/business, or people who have the money to purchase such cars. Therefore, these cars would be purchased either way. Your second step, Converting new utilities to fuels other than oil or natural gas does make sense. However, companies would not be willing to agree to such a thing, because it would cost them more money. Also, if the government would be willing to pay for the conversion (which I doubt they will), it would cost a large sum of money that could be put into better methods for conserving energy. Your third step, Deregulate prices for domestic oil and natural gas, would cause a step price in oil and gas, which in return, would cause even MORE INFLATION! The fourth step, providing tax credits or loans to homeowners for using solar energy and improving the insulation in their homes does make sense, however the tax credits would have to be a pretty large sum, because these things are costly. Also, many people would be unwilling to use solar energy because they usually do not get a return on their investment until many years down the road. Your final step, funding research for alternative energy sources such as solar energy and synthetic fuels does make plenty of sense. This is your only step that will help us out in the future. Hopefully, by doing so, we can find new ways (and better ways) to conserve energy.

Come you masters of warYou that build all the gunsYou that build the death planesYou that build all the bombsYou that hide behind wallsYou that hide behind desksI just want you to knowI can see through your masks.You that never done nothin'But build to destroyYou play with my worldLike it's your little toyYou put a gun in my handAnd you hide from my eyesAnd you turn and run fartherWhen the fast bullets fly.Like Judas of oldYou lie and deceiveA world war can be wonYou want me to believeBut I see through your eyesAnd I see through your brainLike I see through the waterThat runs down my drain.You fasten all the triggersFor the others to fireThen you set back and watchWhen the death count gets higherYou hide in your mansion'As young people's bloodFlows out of their bodiesAnd is buried in the mud.You've thrown the worst fearThat can ever be hurledFear to bring childrenInto the worldFor threatening my babyUnborn and unnamedYou ain't worth the bloodThat runs in your veins.How much do I knowTo talk out of turnYou might say that I'm youngYou might say I'm unlearnedBut there's one thing I knowThough I'm younger than youThat even Jesus would neverForgive what you do.Let me ask you one questionIs your money that goodWill it buy you forgivenessDo you think that it couldI think you will findWhen your death takes its tollAll the money you madeWill never buy back your soul.And I hope that you dieAnd your death'll come soonI will follow your casketIn the pale afternoonAnd I'll watch while you're loweredDown to your deathbedAnd I'll stand over your grave'Til I'm sure that you're dead.

The following lyrics by bob dylan are protesting war, due to the grusome troubles that occur throughout the battles. He states everybody is suffering in war The blood in war is uncomparable to anything, The soldiers are killing people who may not even be bad people,yet he has to kill them to ensure his survival.