The most effective way for the government to conserve energy is to increase the price of gasoline and electricity. |
On going debate exist whether increasing the price of gasoline is the most useful method to preserve the energy. Regarding this issue, although if the price have risen, people use electricity less then before, I strongly believe that it is not work sufficiently. In this essay, I will present brifely two reasons supporting my idea.
More than anything else, some people like the rich hardly ever consider the price of electricity. In other word, since having a lot of money, no matter expensive the price is, they use what they want. For this reason, the rich men continue to use energy. Indeed, the survey shows that upper ten percent of consumers of energy in house use almost nearly 60 percent of total consuming electricity. In this regard, no matter how the goverment increase the price, it will not work enoughly.
In addition, people should use electricity as much as what they want regardless of the price of gasoline or electricity in a certain situation. For example, as I am a student, I should study a lot. When I was in high school, I had a final test next week. At that time, due to the Iraq war, even though the price of gasiline was increased, I had no chocie but to study until late night with using electronic lamp and computer. Likewise, in ER, doctors should use operation devices to treat their highly patients who are seriously ill. In this sense, in specific situation, regardless of the price of electricity, people use it.
In sum, to summarize what I mentioned above, not only some people like the rich hardly ever consider the price of electricity, but also people should use electricity as much as what they want regardless of the price of gasoline or electricity in a special situation like a emergency situation. For this reason, I am firmly aginst the claim that the most powerful avenu to save energy is to increaase the price of electricity. |