If you would get out more, you would notice that people get what they
deserve. If they work hard and can afford nice cars, they deserve
them. If they sit around and fiddle, they deserve less. That's the way
it has always been, and the way it always will be. You don't think the
hard working people should lower their living standards so lazy asses
can have more, do you?
Wastefulness will indeed hasten the depletion of natural resources.
However, people aren't equipped to deal with that in times of plenty.
When fuel goes up to $15 a gallon, even some of the wealthier people
will be forced to cut back. The $15 fuel is closer than we think, so
all the waste is not doing as much harm as you think.
Bob, it's got nothing to do with not getting out enough. I'm a bit
insulted by your presumptuous attitude that I'm poor or something or
that I insist people lower themselves or their standards. It's beyond
a gross misinterpretation of the original argument of this post /
thread. I don't give a rat's posterior what anyone drives.
As I've said from the beginning, a law that's been abused by car
makers needs to be updated to address today's problems. Bush signed
legislation, albeit too little too late, to address this by 2020. I'm
just curious as to what loopholes exist in it, if any. There are
people who work hard (you know, three jobs, kids, mortgage, bills,
etc.) and STILL don't get ahead and it's got nothing to do with
idleness or lethargy or not working harder. Everyone's situation is
different. People who work smarter, not harder, get ahead in life.
That, Bob, is how it IS.
$15 a gallon to the uber wealthy isn't going to be a big deal but one
could only HOPE there will be an alternative to $15 gas by the time
that happens. You don't think Paris Hilton, in her 10 city, 17 highway
Bently, care is gas if $50 a gallon, do you?
I don't know that I agree with you that we're almost there. China and
India's economies haven't quite peaked yet. Gas prices THAT high, I
would imagine, would crash an economy. When a resources appears to be
plentiful, it's not an apparent problem. You HAVE to factor in double
or triple digit growth in other countries. They're going to want a
bigger and bigger part of that world oil every year as their economy
booms. People will only notice it when it's either almost gone or can
only be had by the highest bidder. The bigger picture is that it's not
just about fixing a broken law or making 35MPG the standard for a
fleet by 2020, it's also the repercussions of sending industry to
countries that are now booming exponentially as a byproduct. Exactly
how much harder CAN a person work if another country is reaping all
the benefits?
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