We don't need the government to invest in alternative fuels.

[jonquest]

well, off the top of my head they could give tax breaks or some other form of reward to people who buy hybrids or other energy efficient cars

this would be taking money from one person and giving it to another person to help pay for a car. it is both morally and economically wrong. if people are going to give money to others to buy cars, it should be consensual. if we lowered taxes people would have more funds to subsidize hybrid cars on their own.

they could give out money in the form of grants and stuff for the research of oil free alternatives and the sort

We already have the technology. This idea also has the same moral and economic problems as the first one.

o how about this one? they could NOT bailout the auto companies who are so dependent on oil that they go bankrupt if gas prices get a little high....guess i was a little late on that one

i couldn't agree with you more here.

i think moving to cleaner cars is somewhat important, but we don't need the government to interfere. the market is already moving us in the direction of cleaner cars. the government's job is not to regulate which cars are sold.