Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 22:46:46 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape "Steve Brooks" wrote in news:3npRe.3443$w4.2331@newsfe5-win.ntli.net: > Tyler Trafford 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. >> >> Wouldn't that just increase cost-of-living and just cause inflation? > > It would mean people got more exercise which would save on healthcare > costs thereby cutting inflation. Or not. These issues are very > complicated and I don't believe any simple economic nostrum will > produce a good answer. We also have to consider cultural context. But > we have no reliable way to alter culture. Various totalitarian dictator types have managed it, hmm if only we have one handy that could be a force for good for a change > I've got a nice brick wall > here and I've been banging my head against it for some time. Right there with you mate. I blame David Bellamy, if only my parents hadn't bought me his botanic man book when I was 4 I wouldn't be such an aged hippy eco bloke. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .