Reply #7: OK, so what do you suggest...

[Scuba]

... besided politicking for better government and regulations, what do you think I should be doing?

Moving near where I work? Unfortunately, the current employment culture in America has caused me to have to change jobs many times over the past 40 years. Was I supposed to move every time?


Bicycle to work? Same problem. At one point I had a 1,200 mile commute. I flew back and forth each week, consuming vast quantities of jet fuel that wouldn't have been used had my seat on the plane been empty, like the one next to me sometimes was.


Change careers? Pretty hard to do without burning down everything you've worked for and starting over. Do I live better than the average European? Maybe, a little, in terms of my home and fuel-consumption history. Am I in the top 20% of Americans who own 93% of American wealth? Hardly, I've been scraping by, saving for retirement, and then seeing it vanish when the casino my 401k played in turned out to be fixed.


Please suggest some alternatives. Thanks