Energy consumption and its costs.

If the poor have it all their way, or if the rich have it all their way, the rich will become poor, and all the poor will suffer. I heard Mr Dipankar Mukherji of the CPI(M), and his views that the excise tax/duty must be removed. I must remind Mr Mukherji, that it is the poor man who uses the road, more than the rich man. If the taxes which are generated from transport, and its causes are stopped, then the condition of transport will become worse. It is the Truck and Transport driver who uses the road. We must exercise self discipline, and 'we' pertains to all the citizens. 'We" are looking at ourselves as rich, poor, blue collared workers, women, etc, while we forget, that we would not exist, if nothing else did not, too. I believe in the intentions and the tenacity of Mr Mukherji, but there must be common consensus, among those that have power, on the one hand, and among those who do not, on the other. Either we find alternative sources of energy, or we remunerate the traditional suppliers of energy. It is not those who are not empowered, who make the decisions, but the rich, and the powerful who do. If the rich people of the different sectors of the economy spoke in one voice, then there would be no poor. Why is currency so sought after? Because it 'purchases' wealth, which is very difficult to purchase. If wealth were easier to 'purchase', then there would be less divisions in society. I believe, that if more people were moderate consumers, in our nation of more than a billion people, then the producer, would compel himself to reduce the price of commodities. Wealth is in the mind. If we spend it, it ceases to exist. If we perceive wealth, it remains for as long as we perceive. The only way, perhaps to be wealthy is to exercise self discipline.