America, now the land of "wide lawns and narrow minds"

ATV · July 02, 2008, 03:50:27 PM

Suburbia and the end of America. That's the topic of this thread. Here's an excellent article to start with.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/07/05/sm_america05.xml

Seabiscuit36 · July 02, 2008, 03:52:31 PM

Your thread starting powers should be withdrawn

hbionic · July 02, 2008, 04:02:09 PM

...and his pencil fighting license should be revoked.

NO ONE can beat me in a pencil fight. NO ONE.

ATV · July 02, 2008, 04:56:26 PM

If Rome burned while the Emperor fiddled, then what were the more common people doing?

Diomedes · July 02, 2008, 06:04:25 PM

You really farging expect people here to read a 30,000 word article?

ATV · July 02, 2008, 06:11:16 PM

No, I expected most of them to post smart-ass comments.

MadMarchHare · July 02, 2008, 06:35:23 PM

Well, then. You shouldn't be disappointed.

General_Failure · July 02, 2008, 06:43:55 PM

Christ. The least you could do is quote the whole thing and bold the parts that push your agenda the most, you lazy bastich.

Rome · July 02, 2008, 06:46:14 PM

My kingdom for the "didn't read" smiley.

ATV · July 02, 2008, 07:26:03 PM

QuoteThe least you could do is quote the whole thing and bold the parts that push your agenda the most

The whole thing is good. It's a complicated far reaching subject that can't even come close to being covered by the 30,000 words (or however many you claim). If someone is interested in gaining further insights into how deep this country is farged then there's a good chance you'll appreciate it.

PoopyfaceMcGee · July 02, 2008, 07:29:11 PM

Quote from: Rome on July 02, 2008, 06:46:14 PM
My kingdom for the "didn't read" smiley.

So, what's my bounty? Two grand and a raging case of syphilis?

ATV · July 03, 2008, 03:20:02 PM

http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/running_on_empty/life_without_cheap_oil.html

Kunstler on life without cheap oil.

ice grillin you · July 10, 2008, 10:04:14 AM

pretty cool story on a new kind of luxury dwelling for lower/middle income people...just so happens to be right down the street from me

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070401346.html?hpid=sidecar

reese125 · July 10, 2008, 10:18:01 AM

This screams low income--Im in

fansince61 · July 10, 2008, 10:20:19 AM

Industries have life cycles too. Unlike the auto industry and the steel industry (here in Bethlehem, PA) the growth industry in this country is now government. If they run out of money they raise taxes and competitors are forbiden. Maybe we can be the first counrty to tax our way to prospertity $:-\$ I would encourage my children to get government, teaching, or health care careers.