Soaring TV Cable Rates - Rates soar because there is no competition. Cities and towns already have the option of allowing multiple providers. (You should make this point to your town council.) Competition should be made the standard, not the rare exception, and we can change Federal law to do this.
High Fuel Bills - The cost of oil is high because world oil demand is climbing, and world oil production is not. Oil production in the United States peaked 30 years ago. Oil production of the whole world is now peaking Americans are about to experience an educational experience, teaching them that government cannot solve your problems. We are bound for $4 a gallon gasoline, and the government cannot make it go away. By investing wisely in replaceable (notably wind and solar) power supplies for Federal installations, the Federal government can reduce its own demand for fossil fuels, thus reducing your prices, and at the same time supporting market development of better solutions.
