Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : Steve Brooks Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 22:33:51 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > "Steve Brooks" wrote >> weirdwolf wrote: >>> "Steve Brooks" wrote >>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Which should lead to the development of brown field innercity >>>>> sites and the development of better mass transportation. >>>> >>>> Why should there be any move towards better mass transportation >>>> when petrol is a mere $4/gallon? >>>> >>> >>> I'm an advocate of increasing fuel prices to the consumer, might >>> stop people driving the 15 minute walk to the shop. >> >> Couldn't agree more. I quite like the government's road pricing >> scheme - except that I don't trust the technology thay claim is >> going to make it work. I must admit I drive a bit of a gas guzzler >> (a Rover 620i which has a 2 litre engine.) But I do a very small >> mileage. Less than 5000 miles/year. >> > > The idea of taxing the large SUV/landrover types seems to make sense, I'm prejudiced here. I don't like SUVs because I can't see round them, I think most of them are ugly and I see them as a dangerous fashion accessory (especially if they have bull bars.) But in this case we shouldn't be worrying about aesthetic considerations. Fuel efficiencies are what matter. > I see them with just one person driving them in the centre of a city. > Totally stupid and unessecary. The idea of a larger engine being in a > larger tax bracket makes perfect sense. Now all we need to do is to > make them spend the money on the buses/trains rather than more bloody > roads. Buses will never work IMO while they are in the private sector. Shareholder value makes no allowance for cross-subsidisation or social value. -- SB .