"Whyte, David" wrote: > Maybe I look at it differently but shouldn't we be encouraging Gas > (or Petrol ) prices to go up rather than down. This way people would be more > inclined to walk, ride a bicycle, or paddle a kayak instead of driving a car > > David > Who rides a push bike to work Yes, if the increase is a tax that would go to public transportation. No if the increase is just additional oil company profit. Bob "Just Do It Without Nike" Matter Hammond, Indiana obBook: "Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back" by Jane Holtz Kay *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 21 2000 - 23:03:11 PDT
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