By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 25, 2022 It doesn't seem to matter how many times you say it, the State is not going to be serious about fixing any of the problems that are upper most on Californian's minds. Our local State buffoon, Mark McGuire suddenly thinks that homelessness is front and center for those that reside in Del Norte County. Sure, it is a problem no thanks to government "fixes" in the past, but in this County being taxed and inflated out of house and home measures slightly higher on the old list of things that are going "south" rapidly. Governor Hair Gel Newsom and the first person seem to think it is the impending doom of Roe v. Wade. Our senile president remains fixed on what flavor of ice cream cone he is currently holding in his hands. The "Brain Trust", also known as the City's Councilmen, seem fixated on solving the "Great Gasoline Tax Conundrum". Several ideas were floated, as the responsible culprits for the last nine months of sharply rising prices, none of which are even remotely correct by the way. The ideas being floated are Spring gasoline mixture changes, the Russians are coming, and the Pandemic. As was stated in an earlier article prior to our local idiots going on record, none of the above…. Clearly the Spring inflation for environmental political correctness has not taken place as yet. That's another bump in prices yet to be experienced. The price had already been steadily increasing since last summer, well before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And, finally, the pandemic had been merrily throttling the economy for over a year before the prices of gasoline took notice. There is only one major change that has occurred that can explain the economic reality of what happened when the current Biden Administration went full "green" and reduced the United States from oil independence to hand wringing beggar status to the dictator's of the world, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia… Guess what happened, and it started with less oil domestically to common sense recognition of "Supply and Demand". No tinkering with gas tax or gas vouchers from the State is going to fix this problem any time soon. Inflation is here to stay for several years. Temporary "Six Month" gas tax holidays will not solve the problem. Neither will letters to the State Legislature. Nothing will change until some serious "House Cleaning" at the Federal level occurs. The Leftist pipe dream of the "Green New Deal" will simply make things worse, not better. The City Council should know this going forward. Their efforts to "do something" are like the governor's insistence we all wear masks for our safety, futile… Until this notion of zero emissions, electric cars for everyone, and green energy has a reality check, gasoline prices will be a tool going forward, just like the pandemic, by the left to push their agenda of Centralized Command and Control. Gone will be any notion of personal choice and freedoms. A central government will be dictating to you how to live your life. Choice will become limited to what that central control allows you to choose. Like that? Join the progressive wing of the Democrat Party…. As with anything our local Lords attempt to fix, it helps when you know the cause. Clearly none of the City's Councilmen know what that is. It is a shame that basic economic policy is severely absent. When a particular product is in short supply, there is a natural increase in cost to the consumer. Gasoline and diesel are in short supply domestically due to the Biden administration's policies. This causes inflation of the price of gasoline. Buying oil from other Countries further increases the price at the pump. When this is combined with inflation, again an issue that stems from Federal policies of the Biden Administration, we will see sharply increasing prices not only with fuel, but everything else. Unless policy changes are made immediately, the cost of fuel will only continue to increase. Once it reaches a certain point, the economy will suffer just like 2008. Be prepared for a roller coaster of a ride for several years…. Are you listening City Council???? Eliminating Measures "R" and "S" would be a good start. Reducing the cost of government as a whole would be even better. We all will be doing things with a lot less for the foreseeable future. This is not going to be a "short time" event….