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 More options Aug 27 2010, 12:34 pm
Newsgroups: alt.politics
From: Scotius <yodas...@mnsi.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:34:18 -0400
Local: Fri, Aug 27 2010 12:34 pm
Subject: Re: 42 MPH Clown Vehicle 3X Faster Than Riding the Bus
On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:19:47 -0700 (PDT), mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Aug 25, 1:20 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>> Back when every advancement in the human condition relied on infinite
>> oil every adaptation was easy.  If Ralph Nader said a small vehicle
>> was unsafe, just buy a large one.

>> Now that that era is over life is becoming problematic for
>> politicians.

>> Responsible politicians can discuss the issues but that may help their
>> happy talk opponents, infinite oil, no climate change, infinite
>> growth, get rich quick with the Gipper, etc., with the weak minded GOP
>> base.  Or they can not discuss the issues which will eventually reduce
>> America into something like a large Haiti but without the charm.

>> Now we know the price of oil will soon soar.  We know that it may be
>> 20 years before free speech can be restored for a growing middle
>> class.

>> In the meantime, wouldn't it be better to drop speed limits to 42 mph
>> than to ride the bus?

>> The bus takes 3X more time than the clown vehicle.

>> Bret Cahill

>When the speed limit was 55 people were shooting each other. If we go
>back to that, or lower, we're going to need armor-clad vehicles.

        I'm here in Canada, and the speed limit here in most places is
50mph, and we're fine with it.

 
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