Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[ice grillin you]

dont forget the whole industrial military complex he has caked off with this invasion (it was never a war)...because bush is from texas and has the obvious oil connections the money he put into the pockets of govt contractors like blackwater doesnt get enough attention...theres like 180,000 reconstruction contractors over there right now and people still dont have water or electricity...the waste and hand me outs is way above the most staggering numbers weve ever seen...bush and his neo con admin should all literally be in jail right now...

[Diomedes]

[Cerevant]

Today's price in Peterborough: $1.14/l = $4.27/gallon
in a country that has an oil surplus.

[SD_Eagle5]

My finance professor told our class they did a study on how much a gallon would have to cost before Americans changed their driving habits. That price is $4.82

[Diomedes]

And how exactly would Americans change their driving habits pray tell?

[ATV]

That price is $4.82

That's about the same price I've been talking about with friends and family for about ten years now. I think that would only be the beginning - The point where a significant amount of people will only begin to consider "Maybe I shouldn't live so far out in the suburbs, away from public transportiation", etc. Or more likely "Well I can probably get by without an SUV or minivan for my kids". I suspect only until $6.00, $7.00 will we begin to see real change and impact to our landscapes though.

[ATV]

And how exactly would Americans change their driving habits pray tell?

This is part of it....

http://www.newurbanism.org/

[Diomedes]

The mania for giant cars and houses baffles me.  I was raised in a tiny house and had a happy childhood for the most part.  Once I was a teen I was a real dirtbag for awhile but that wasn't because I had to share a room with my brother for farg sake.  It was because I was a teenage icehole.  WTF people gotta have the giant car and house, I simply don't get.

[ATV]

We badly need an interurban high-speed railway. Airline costs are going to continue to climb. Rail is by far the most efficient form of travel. Amtrak is a joke. It runs on outdated rails that the freight companies own, and outside of the east coast it frequently has to pull over to let freight trains go by. Insane. Meanwhile, this is what competent governments have been up to...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfDWtbioEM

[Diomedes]

I agree completely.

[Diomedes]

btw, that video is excellent stuff

[SD_Eagle5]

The mania for giant cars and houses baffles me. 

Its a biggest dick contest. Mines bigger.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The hilarious part is that even though the average home size was growing, the price per square foot was growing even faster.  People still thought there wasn't going to be a big bubble.  Idiots.

The auto industry has been farged sideways for years now, so you can't blame the automakers for finding whatever way they can to make profit.  Blame dumbasses for driving more car than they need.

[PhillyGirl]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/16/poll-shows-obama-gaining-holding-steady-in-key-states/

[Father Demon]

But I can blame the auto makers for having vehicles with decreasing average MPG's over the last 20 years, while all other technology has gotten stronger, better, faster.