"Sorry for the rant, but some things just really annoy me. People need to start taking accountablilty for things instead of relying on other people or the government to come bail them out."

I don't know if that was directed at my comments or not, but let me be the first to say I am for the power and rights, as well as personal responsibility, of the individual; in fact, to extreme point.

I never asked for government bail-outs. I argued against them. When I say survival of the fittest I mean: Companies who produced bigger fuel-guzzling cars deserve to crumble when the buying trends change exactly as consumers who have such cars and lose money due to gas prices also deserve to lose.

It's called intelligence and awareness. I for one had at 16 a 1989 Mazda B2200 pick-up truck from my grandfather. Gas was ok, and being a manual, I was able to find ways to save gas. After my junior year, I gave the truck away to a charity in Alabama (couldn't be fixed to pass Georgia emissions anymore) and I began driving my mother's Expedition as we had no other vehicle for me. Now, we have an Expedition for work. We haul Scuba diving gear and boat equipment to and from Florida every two weeks. Yet, as a seventeen year old, the Expedition was horrible on gas. So, I began car-pooling with my friends who drove civics and riding my bicycle because I didn't want to/couldn't pay for gas for the Expedition. And yes, I paid for my own gas. Cliche, but it works.

Then, about two months ago, I bought my Crossfire.

Main point being, I never asked for the government's help, nor anyone's for that matter. What I did say was that I feel like the measures they ARE passing are completely opposite from what they should pass if they feel they must doing anything at all.

My personal philosophy: People will adapt or lose.

(If this wasn't specifically against my posts earlier, sorry.)