Subj : Re: Larry King
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : weirdwolf
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 00:21:36

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
news:Xns96C3C34532CABjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9:

> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in 
news:3nmrg4F2bb0mU2
> @individual.net:
> 
>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:3nmr2uF2bb0mU1@individual.net: 
>>>
>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
>>>>> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:3nmkgoF2a1tqU1 @individual.net:
>>>>>
>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>> Steve Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>> Shipping this week has a 50% increase in fuel surcharge.  last week
>>>>> it was 20 cents a mile.  This week it's 30 cents.
>>>> 
>>>> Ah, interstate commerce, I completely forgot about that consequence.
>>>
>>>  one that will encourage locally grown produce, a movement which is 
>>> rising in this country.
>> 
>> That would still screw over states like Montana and South Dakota (etc)
>> which grow mass quantities of corn and wheat.
>> 
> 
> 
> They are already fucked because of aforementioned fuel prices and 
> katrina-caused NOLA bottleneck.

 but Katrina hasn't caused the bottle neck it is only served as a focus 
point to bring the problem into the light.

> What this might due is shift transport and port resources to the mid-
> atlantic and stimulate a rebuilding of the rail system.  

 Yeah and the pigs will fly themselves to market. Can you really see that 
happening in the current political climate?
 
> If we survive the next few years, this could help us push into a more 
> sustainable economy.

 We can but hope.
Ted

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