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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1977
Use B-CS as testing grounds
Editor: Perhaps it would be a good idea finest living pianists today. lE
An economic point of view
You can’t have your home and heat it, too
By MARK RANKIN
It seems that we are on the verge
of a “national energy policy.” This
may or may not seem important to
you depending on whether or not
you have been of the opinion that
we have been on the verge of a na
tional energy policy for some time.
Presumably, the national energy
policy will be enforced by the na
tional energy police.
The fact is that when the energy
policy comes it will be primarily di
rected toward the “dwindling” sup
ply of, and “increasing” demand for,
petroleum. As the most versatile of
the fossil fuels, petroleum is also the
most crucial in terms of our indi
vidual welfare and the welfare of the
nation as a whole.
The national energy policy will
consist of various measures in
tended to affect either the quantity
of petroleum supplied to the mar
ketplace, or the quantity demanded
by individuals and industry or, the
nature of the demand for the sub
stance itself. In all likelihood, the
policy will incorporate all three ap
proaches. It is important to note,
however, that nothing the govern
ment can legislate will increase the
actual supply of petroleum as it has
not yet managed to gain control
over time, chemistry, and physics.
The first option concerns mea
sures to increase the quantity of pe
troleum supplied to consumers. In
general, there is only one way to ac
complish this: the flow of oil and gas
from producers to retailers must be
increased. This could be im-
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plemented from a purely produc
tion point of view by creating incen
tives which would encourage in
creased exploration (with no guaran
tee as to success) or by reducing the
cost of production. The latter mea
sure would take the form of a sub
sidy covering a portion of the cost of
production. We all know who ends
up paying the subsidy. Another
measure might make existing reser
voirs, such as those under the “pro
tection” of federal and state entities,
available for new production. Of
course there is always the possibility
that the government will de
regulate the price of oil and gas al
lowing producers to gauge their
production by the profit they stand
to make in subjecting themselves to
the harsh reality that price and
“quantity demanded” move in op
posite directions. Don’t hold your
breath on the last one.
In the area of suppressing the
quantity of petroleum demanded,
there are likely to be measures
which tax use of energy, in effect —
raise its price. Possibly the energy
policy will reward those who volun
tarily restrict consumption. Another
subsidy. Similarly, the government
may require that industries pay
taxes or collect subsidies based on
their energy usage. Or, they could
de-regulate the price of oil and gas
allowing consumers to gauge their
consumption on the basis of the
j wealth-comfort tradeoff.
Finally, the national energy pol
icy should try to change the nature
of the demand for petroleum prod
ucts. The government will subsidize
efforts to develop additional sources
i of energy. We will be forced to
adopt technology which uses less
energy. We will be required to wear
three coats in the winter and no
thing in the summer. New England
could be sold to Saudi Arabia.
Or. . . the price of oil and gas
could be de-regulated. As the price
of energy rises, the search for a
cheaper technology would expand.
Similarly, people would begin to
adopt alternatives to energy usage
that have been around all the time
(riding bicycles and wearing
additional clothing in the winter).
There is one energy policy that
promises to accomplish every
energy goal except for one. It is
called the market and the one goal it
will not accomplish is simple: it will
not allow us to “increase” our de
mand for a scarce resource at a rate
which exceeds that at which the re
source is “dwindling.” But then,
when it comes to scarce resources,
there are times when you can’t have
your home and heat it, too.
Rankin is a graduate student in eco-
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Editor:
Has it ever occurred to anyone
that Bryan-College Station is a lot
like Dole pineapple in Hawaii! Dole
plants, harvests and then cans the
pineapple in the islands, however
the pineapple is not marketed di
rectly in Hawaii. The pineapple is
first sent to the mainland and then
shipped back to the island stores for
consumer use.
Now you are probably asking how
are the twin cities like Dole pineap
ple? It’s not exactly the cities that
are like the pineapple factory, it’s
more like Texas A&M. Now, hold
on everyone and calm down. I know
a sensitive nerve has been hit (like a
dentist drilling on a tooth) however,
just consider what I am saying.
Texas A&M is one of the nation’s
finest, most outstanding institutions
of higher learning, excelling in al
most every field of academic pursuit
offered. Texas A&M is also one of
the top universities in the country
receiving federal grants for research
purposes. And our graduates are
leaders in all fields of endeavor. So
what’s the problem?
With all this wonderful technol
ogy which abounds around us why
does Bryan-College Station have
some of the WORST roads
seen anywhere in the country? And
we have one of the finest asphalt
engineering departments in the
country. Why can’t traffic flow
smoothly along the streets in town?
Why can’t the university use a paint
on the bike lanes that won’t be worn
off in a few weeks’ time or dissolved
in the rain? Why can’t the Bryan-
College Station area be used as a
test facilitiy for all these wonderful
innovative engineering products
developed at this school? Why? Be
cause like the pineapples, the
technology developed at this in
stitution is exported first before be
coming available for in-house use.
So the next time you’re riding
your bicycle over one of the wash
board streets or your car sinks up to
its axles in one of the many chuck-
holes the Texas Highway Depart
ment just loves to fill in with cheap
asphalt (that washes away in the first
rain) ask yourself the above ques
tions. After all, who is John Galt?
—Allan Stern
Perhaps it would be a good idea
to borrow political forum’s soapbox
forum from the all night fair and
have a soapbox set up the year
around for anyone to use to get
something off his back.
—Colin Crombie
S( Simulating
politics at A&M
Editor:
From my understanding, apathy
has plagued student government
elections in recent years.
The reasons are various, the most
common probably being lack of
knowledge on the voter’s part con
cerning the candidate’s political
point of view. If one does indeed
vote during an election, one usually
votes for his friends and any name
that “looks good.” I feel that since
the elections are democratic, the
winner should represent the major
ity of the student body, not his
friends.
Everyone sees the candidates’
names literally plastered all over
College Station, but never are any
policies or proposals seen. Nobody
has any idea what the candidates
stand for or what they plan to do if
elected. True, many campaign
promises are broken or simply “for
gotten,” but isn’t it better to have
some basis to fall back on when it
comes time to vote?
Perhaps next year we may be able
to see a few speeches and hand
shaking.
—Geoff Mantooth, ’80
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True, Texas A&M is notlsgltment has d
nationally as a school ofgrealpjthe same p
tural enrichment, but surelylfioon. A se:
Battalion, one of the voicesoljlltic is blow:
A&M, could squeeze in an® fully infh
on Mr. Serkin between thepffi wide, 30 f
film sidewalks and the Pineyjigjh.
Village Police department. Iffhe darkroo
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Serkin coverage
was missing
Editor:
I was very dismayed to see that
the Battalion did not comment or
report on the excellent performance
given by Rudolph Serkin two weeks
ago in the Rudder Auditorium. Mr.
Serkin, who is 74, has performed in
numerous countries around the
world and has won various distin
guished awards, including the Pres
idential Medal of Freedom. He is
regarded by many as one of the
Editor:
Are you wondering where 1|
Corps is today?
Peace Corps is alive in 6i|
veloping nations and 6,300 v|
teers strong.
If you haven’t heard froul
lately, it’s because Peace Coipfl
matured. An average volunteeil
years old now.
We’re still idealistic, but Las A&M U
who know us say we’re morepli, will be a n
cal. ■Twins are i
Yes, we still need voluntrfae per cent
Young and old. In agriculturejjve,” Steve \
velopment, business and™
management, education, healtlB
urban development. I
Peace Corps pays all travewhe father
medical expenses, as wellH-etta, is a
modest living allowance. WeBmer that l:
aside $125 for each month oveislanch. He w
payable on volunteer’s minimal sciene
home. Boletus Brc
If your readers want to Hhe mare,
more about Peace Corps, theilfclibred stak
write Peace Corps, Suite Ifififttbirth, on
212 North St. Paul, Dallas, IM the other
75201. B female ar
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Put candidates
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Editor:
I agree with William C
that it is hard to vote for
Government candidates when there
isn’t much to base a vote on.
Seeing a flashy advertisement
that someone has had the time,
money, ability and ingenuity to put
up, and preferring it to another be
cause of its size or artwork, is hardly
a justifiable criterion for voting.
A student jury recommendation
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What more will this tell us about the
issues or intentions of the candi
date?
If we want candidate information,
then let the candidates speak.
Set up about half a dozen soap
boxes by the M SC fountain for a
week prior to elections. For use
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