It is difficult to fathom how something that is so much fun (biking to work) could be the target for so much derision. Well maybe not, I suppose raising the specter of the "anti-car left" forcing you out of your car is the perfect solution to the problem of "How to keep your largest political donors swimming in misbegotten cash derived by distorting the market with huge energy, automobile, and road subsidies."
Reducing energy dependence via promotion of MV-alternatives may sound like a dream to some because less than 15% of Americans are likely to use them, but considering the gasoline shortfalls that have produced the price spikes are a tiny 5% deficit in supply, a temporary mode-shift of 5% is all that is needed to eliminate the spikes (and erase Exxon-mobile's record profits). The alternative is to let gas-price-gouged consumers reduce their spending elsewhere (like on new homes, vacations or holiday retail) which can induce a recession. - Matt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Freiwald Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:55 AM To: Reed Dunbar; Emily Ehlers; Blake Theisen; Sarah Gaskell Cc: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] RE: ready. set. anger. [snip] One of those comments (Hastings): This isn't a plan to make America energy independent and to free us from foreign oil. It is just a dream for the political left in this country. And let me repeat, Mr. Speaker, it raises taxes, it is anti-nuclear and anti-dams, it forces people out of their cars, and gives tax credits for riding their bike to work." [snip] _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
