Reduced dependence on nonrenewable resources Our dependence on fossil fuels has actually increased dramatically as more and more people own vehicles. Vehicles are becoming more efficient, but with so many on the road at once, we're burning through our nonrenewable resources fast. It may not happen on our lifetimes, but we'll run out eventually and unless we find a better source of energy by then, we'll be in a bad situation.
Cattle and cotton production dominated farming operations through the remainder of the nineteenth century, but wheat, rice, sorghum, hay, and dairying became important.
The basis of the American economy is a capitalistic environment in which people have a free market to encourage competition and prevent complete control over any one industry. The basis for any persons economy is trade and a free market in which they can buy and they can sell.
