-----Original Message----- From: Gary Hoover ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
I wonder if Mr Reitman and others who contribute to my 5-year-old son's asthma every day when they start their cars are willing to pay for his medical treatment. [TB] The implication that we should totally ban automobiles, busses and anything else that pollutes isn't very reasonable, either in Minneapolis or any other major city. The 'do it for the kid' argument gets a little worn out ... schools ... asthma ... whatever is the theme of the day. Sometimes its more realistic to make a change (such as relocate to a less densely populated area) than to expect a few million people to change for one's own wishes, even if those wishes have some validity. I'll agree that the exhaust of busses going by as I walk to and from work each day doesn't smell very good and probably isn't the healthiest thing to breathe, but it probably isn't the worst alternative. [Hoover] Never mind that each turn of the key in a car ignition switch is a vote to make my son ill. Never mind that each drive through town is a vote to make many children ill. [TB] Or maybe the switch is the vote to go to the job that provides the money to pay the taxes to support the kid's school. I choose to live here. I know that there is both good and bad. I could live somewhere with possibly cleaner air (albeit the stats show that ours is getting cleaner so we must be doing something right) but I'm not sure that I like the idea of the things I'd lose. I'd rather work to make here better. [Hoover] No rules apply to us here in the comfort of our cars in Minneapolis. We are above critique, above any kind of justice, above the laws of physics, unnassailable and invulnerable. [TB] I think Randy Moss found that there are some rules. Some days I really wonder about some of the stuff I read on this list. Terrell Brown Cynic Central Loring Park (MTC bus pollution central) terrell at terrellbrown dot org Hey MTC - How about some low pollution busses? ... its for the kids __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
