> Fuel prices have to stay high for us to get off fossil fuels. Thats when it makes economic sence to invest in alternatives Maybe so, but that doesn't make hi

> Fuel prices have to stay high for us to get off fossil fuels. Thats when it makes economic sence to invest in alternatives Maybe so, but that doesn't make high fuel prices popular. In a democracy, a lot of people will vote for the guy who will bring them down now vs. one who deliberately tries to keep them high as part of some long-term strategy (all else being equal). Pursuing widely unpopular policies to further other goals is something that that non-democracies tend to be better at.