Should the federal Department of Energy be abolished?

[A18]

It should absolutely be eliminated. Yet another department that should have never existed.

Too bad Reagan failed to abolish it.

[MaC]

Agreed, it's not the government's job to set energy policy.  It's the free-market's.

[GOP = Terrorists]

Nope and it should be in control of a nationalized energy system.

[AkSaber]

It should absolutely be eliminated. Yet another department that should have never existed.

Too bad Reagan failed to abolish it.

^^^^^

[MasterJedi]

I voted No but it should be decreased a lot.

[7,052,770]

I don't see a reason to get rid of it.

[Bono]

I don't see a reason to get rid of it.

I don't see a reason for it existing.

[opebo]

Agreed, it's not the government's job to set energy policy.  It's the free-market's.

That is still the government setting energy policy, Milk.

[Dave from Michigan]

what the hell does the dept. of energy do

[MaC]

Agreed, it's not the government's job to set energy policy.  It's the free-market's.

That is still the government setting energy policy, Milk.

How?

[A18]

Opebo has it backwards. He thinks government came first, and private property second.

[opebo]

Opebo has it backwards. He thinks government came first, and private property second.

All government is just force, Philip.  Your caveman clan couldn't have laid claim to its cave without being read to smash in the heads of all the other neanderthals.   Property by definition requires force.

[Blue Rectangle]

what the hell does the dept. of energy do

Bungle security at Los Alamos, mostly...Oh, and they write lots of reports and put them online so you can see how much oil we import from each country.

And a few years ago they helped negotiate one of the worst treaties in modern U.S. history: the one with the North Koreans where we paid them to screw us.

[A18]

Opebo has it backwards. He thinks government came first, and private property second.

All government is just force, Philip.  Your caveman clan couldn't have laid claim to its cave without being read to smash in the heads of all the other neanderthals.   Property by definition requires force.

It requires force if someone tries to take it, just like it requires force to protect your body. Both are an example of property, a natural institution.

[Blue Rectangle]

Opebo has it backwards. He thinks government came first, and private property second.

All government is just force, Philip.  Your caveman clan couldn't have laid claim to its cave without being read to smash in the heads of all the other neanderthals.   Property by definition requires force.

Yes, all government action is the use of force.  That leads to the question, is it justifiable use of force to impose an energy policy on the public?

[MODU]

No.  The Department is needed, though I needs to be more empowered to ensure the nations energy infrastructure and supply is constantly developing and growing to cover all parts of the nation fairly.  Otherwise, the free market factors could lead to parts of the nation not being covered/poorly covered.