Feds could do more to lower pump prices
“Put aside your partisanship” (Opinion, April 25) offered no solutions to high gas prices.
There are actions this administration could take that would lower gas prices in the U.S. Moving goods through this country via diesel-engine trucks accounts for 25 percent of fuel consumption.
We can convert these diesel engines to natural gas. Make the conversion process a complete write-off and consider additional monetary breaks to get the ball rolling.
This administration could also adopt stricter regulations for oil speculators buying oil futures on margin. Raise the margin substantially. You will lower gas prices.
Until this government implements these actions, the middle class will suffer rising prices at the pump that will eat up disposable income.
William McKee Jr., Flowery Branch
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I read in the AJC that a survey conducted by Trident gum identifies Atlanta as the city having the most fun (“Survey: Atlanta the most fun city in U.S.,” Living, April 26).
Now, there’s something to chew on.
James T. Miller, Hoschton
Can’t fathom the push to tear down stadium
Regarding “Single stadium sought” (News, April 26), I am not an architect or a structural engineer, but isn’t there a less costly alternative that could make Arthur Blank, Rich McKay and the team stay put?
The Georgia Dome has a roof that shouldn’t be difficult to remove.
If the Dome had to be partially demolished to be retrofitted with a retractable roof, the Falcons could work a share agreement with Georgia Tech (or the University of Georgia) to use their stadium during construction.
I cannot fathom this mentality that calls for tearing down the old to build a new, world-class facility that costs nearly a billion dollars. We have a great domed football stadium in a city with a moderate climate during football season.
This stadium has upgraded technology and creature comforts for corporate suites. Why tear it down?
Jeffrey Chilcutt, Atlanta
Proposed teardown is beyond absurd
The very idea of tearing down a perfectly functioning and debt-free Georgia Dome, so Arthur Blank can boast of a new stadium to his fellow NFL owners, is stunning and more than absurd.
The idea is more than insulting to everyone who believes that waste in government is a huge problem at all levels.
Blank is a really good guy — but the idea of a new stadium of any kind for the Falcons in these bad economic times is not just a really bad idea. It’s an awful idea that should be rejected.
Norm Cates, Marietta
