So the Republicans get voted out because high gas prices are caused by
external problems. The democrats are voted in and their solution to
high gas prices is to put higher taxes on gasoline and oil producers...
They'll be gone two years if they follow that prescription, (which is
exactly what they were preaching a few years ago, I don't think they got
many votes for that then either).
graywolf wrote:
Yes, spend trillions of dollars on infrastructure to save billions on
gasoline. Europeans spent that kind money on mass trans portation
because between 1945 and 1960 most of them were too poor to afford a
private motor car. Notice that 88.5% of freight moved by highway
figure in the UK in my other post.
And then you still won't be able to get where you need to be when you
need to be there. Before that happens there will be a new government
here. I will be willing to bet that he Republicans are going to lose
their majority in 2008 solely due to gas prices. Of course Bush's
cronies may lower gas prices 6 months before the election, and my
opinion of the public's intelligence says they will forget by election
time.
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Mishka wrote:
that definitely explains why every other car on the hiways is an
suv. i bet once gas prices get north of $5, the public transportation
will get to european level quite quickly.
best,
mishka
On 4/29/06, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here
generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far
apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation
alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train
service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving
in our cars or not getting there.
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