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tinrobot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 09:29 PM
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15. Wealthy few? Anyone who owns a car is "wealthy"
There are about 800 million motor vehicles on the Earth, and about 7 billion people. So, if you own a car, you're at least near the top 10%.

You forget that most places on earth are not US cities, and most people who work for a living make a few dollars a day. These "working people" also don't drive much.

Comparatively, we are the wealthy, and hold greater responsibility.
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  -Want to Prevent Oil Spill Disasters? Stop Driving tinrobot  May-27-10 04:48 PM   #0 
  - people drive because they have to  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 04:59 PM   #1 
  - Agreed. This is a lame attempt to "blame the victim" ...  Scuba   May-27-10 06:08 PM   #6 
  - pervasive and global  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 06:34 PM   #10 
     - Well said. Thanks. They should remember Lincoln's words....  Scuba   May-28-10 08:09 AM   #31 
  - You are one of the wealthy few  wtmusic   May-27-10 06:34 PM   #9 
  - no, strangely enough they are not  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 09:42 PM   #17 
  - Folk legend around Motown  FBI_Un_Sub   May-27-10 07:09 PM   #12 
  - Wealthy few? Anyone who owns a car is "wealthy"  tinrobot   May-27-10 09:29 PM   #15 
     - no  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 09:40 PM   #16 
        - Not exactly...  tinrobot   May-27-10 10:00 PM   #20 
           - no choice  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 10:45 PM   #23 
              - We weren't forced, we were seduced.  tinrobot   May-27-10 11:54 PM   #25 
                 - a little of both  William Z. Foster   May-28-10 12:02 AM   #26 
                    - But you agree we need to move away from cars?  tinrobot   May-28-10 12:19 AM   #28 
                       - yes  William Z. Foster   May-28-10 12:39 AM   #29 
  - Great theory  Coyote_Bandit   May-27-10 05:06 PM   #2 
  - Or maybe we'll need to redefine what "required" driving really is. nt  wtmusic   May-27-10 05:46 PM   #5 
  - Ummmm......  Coyote_Bandit   May-27-10 06:28 PM   #7 
     - Fine.  wtmusic   May-27-10 06:31 PM   #8 
        - that is true  William Z. Foster   May-27-10 07:00 PM   #11 
        - Oh, please  Coyote_Bandit   May-27-10 07:21 PM   #13 
           - Social consciousness has everything to do with it.  wtmusic   May-27-10 07:45 PM   #14 
              - Ummmm......  Coyote_Bandit   May-27-10 09:54 PM   #18 
                 - There is no one in the world who owns a car  wtmusic   May-28-10 11:39 AM   #33 
                    - You seem determined  Coyote_Bandit   May-28-10 09:17 PM   #36 
  - It's as practical as we want to make it.  tinrobot   May-27-10 09:58 PM   #19 
  - careful...  guardian   May-27-10 05:33 PM   #3 
  - Don't be ridiculous. Everyone could just buy a hydrogen HYPErcar that's been in showrooms since...  NNadir   May-27-10 05:41 PM   #4 
  - 9 months car-free and counting. And yes, I miss the convenience.  kestrel91316   May-27-10 10:14 PM   #21 
  - I bet you're also healthier and weigh less.  tinrobot   May-27-10 10:22 PM   #22 
  - 18 lb less, as a matter of fact. The last time I saw my Dr. for a complete physical,  kestrel91316   May-27-10 11:14 PM   #24 
  - You are an example to which I aspire  wtmusic   May-28-10 11:44 AM   #34 
  - Here's another snippet from the article  tinrobot   May-28-10 12:09 AM   #27 
  - K & R for yet another inconvenient truth ...  Nihil   May-28-10 04:17 AM   #30 
  - Most suburbs could be restructured to discourage driving.  hunter   May-28-10 08:42 AM   #32 
     - They should be restructured...  tinrobot   May-28-10 01:42 PM   #35 
 

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