| 154. Cheap gas pushes up the prices of rural properties |
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When you combine rising gas prices and a stagnant (or worse) real estate economy, you have much less chance of selling your house for anywhere near what you owe on it.
The only solution as I can see it is to find someone either in your small town, or along the way, and carpool with them to the big city.
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| -My neighbor told me yesterday it is getting too expensive for her to work. $40 each day for gas. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:08 AM |
#0 |
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So why isn't her elected Republican Governor doing something? |
Historic NY |
Apr-18-11 09:11 AM |
#1 |
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So...this is HER fault? |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:13 AM |
#3 |
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Thats the way it works |
madokie |
Apr-18-11 09:20 AM |
#15 |
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The was my point.........all while he is looking for handouts . |
Historic NY |
Apr-18-11 09:38 AM |
#27 |
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Seriously not be argumentative |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:49 AM |
#33 |
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You're right about that. Everyone is hurting. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 03:06 PM |
#97 |
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That was my experience regarding advertising one's progressive and Democratic ideas. |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 01:49 AM |
#140 |
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AMERICANS are vehicle dependent. |
maxsolomon |
Apr-19-11 04:07 PM |
#177 |
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I know that. My area has so much public transportation many people don't bother with owning one. |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 05:14 PM |
#179 |
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New York CITY may have better mass transit |
Autumn Colors |
Apr-19-11 06:28 AM |
#155 |
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My friends down there are simply enduring. In fact, they say that in their minds, |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 01:46 AM |
#139 |
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$40/day in an economy car? |
dkf |
Apr-18-11 09:11 AM |
#2 |
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About 250 miles a day, round trip. n/t |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:14 AM |
#5 |
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wow. that's some drive |
Liberal_in_LA |
Apr-18-11 02:52 PM |
#93 |
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Been there, done that. |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 01:50 AM |
#141 |
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she said she drives two hours each way |
Mason Dixon |
Apr-19-11 08:40 AM |
#163 |
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That would only be about 10 gallons of gas |
madokie |
Apr-18-11 09:17 AM |
#9 |
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10 x $4 = 40 |
Shagbark Hickory |
Apr-18-11 11:57 AM |
#70 |
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It says 'economical car' not economy car |
Bluenorthwest |
Apr-18-11 09:18 AM |
#11 |
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+1. I was too late for the birfer thread, but very well done, BN! |
blondeatlast |
Apr-18-11 09:34 AM |
#25 |
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Funny...if you google economical car they tend to give you a list of economy cars. |
dkf |
Apr-18-11 09:53 AM |
#34 |
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quite a bit more economical than buying four $2000 economy cars... |
LanternWaste |
Apr-18-11 11:43 AM |
#63 |
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Many states besides Hawaii have simple computerized print-outs. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 01:22 PM |
#86 |
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self edit |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 11:39 PM |
#135 |
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So you blame Hawaii??!?? |
JTFrog |
Apr-19-11 06:36 AM |
#156 |
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$4 a gal x 8 gal (240 mi. total per day, divided by 30 mpg.) |
Davis_X_Machina |
Apr-18-11 09:19 AM |
#14 |
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If you live in rural America and don't farm , quite often the |
Skidmore |
Apr-18-11 09:23 AM |
#17 |
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Exactly. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:32 AM |
#20 |
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I should have also mentioned that most small farmers have a second job |
Skidmore |
Apr-18-11 10:11 AM |
#39 |
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Before we got out of the farming business |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 10:47 AM |
#47 |
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I talk on the radio... |
Davis_X_Machina |
Apr-18-11 09:34 AM |
#24 |
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I've always been puzzled by people who don't move in that situation. |
Gormy Cuss |
Apr-18-11 10:55 AM |
#51 |
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It's his house. The back woods of New England.. |
Davis_X_Machina |
Apr-18-11 11:16 AM |
#55 |
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That's even more puzzling since it sounds like it's not his ancestral home. |
Gormy Cuss |
Apr-18-11 11:40 AM |
#62 |
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Yeah, I drive from near Portland up to Long Lake, our commutes cross... |
Davis_X_Machina |
Apr-18-11 11:53 AM |
#68 |
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Forgive my ignorance but then why live in a rural area then? |
Shagbark Hickory |
Apr-18-11 12:02 PM |
#73 |
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Because it's expensive to live in the cities and suburbs. |
readmoreoften |
Apr-18-11 12:14 PM |
#76 |
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Well you can't use the reason "because cities are too expensive" and complain about it being |
Shagbark Hickory |
Apr-18-11 03:34 PM |
#99 |
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Yes you can. If you live in the country because you have been priced out |
truedelphi |
Apr-18-11 06:03 PM |
#106 |
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And such urban areas don't have community support of affordable housing, either. |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 01:51 AM |
#142 |
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Sadly, that is very very true. n/t |
truedelphi |
Apr-19-11 03:38 PM |
#171 |
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Until the rural poor end up in the city, dispossessed of their land. That's the intent. |
freshwest |
Apr-19-11 03:50 PM |
#173 |
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I can understand that if a person has a spouse with a local job |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 02:58 PM |
#94 |
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And who buys your house |
rpannier |
Apr-19-11 01:11 AM |
#136 |
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Cheap gas pushes up the prices of rural properties |
customerserviceguy |
Apr-19-11 06:23 AM |
#154 |
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another option, at that price, stay over night close to your job |
dixiegrrrrl |
Apr-20-11 06:07 PM |
#182 |
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Yes, this is partly why we end up sounding "elitist" |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 10:59 PM |
#133 |
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yep |
datasuspect |
Apr-19-11 04:08 AM |
#150 |
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Amazing isn't it |
madokie |
Apr-18-11 09:13 AM |
#4 |
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Yep. I think the time is nearing that we will see something happening |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:18 AM |
#10 |
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Thats what worries me too |
madokie |
Apr-18-11 09:34 AM |
#23 |
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You're going to see the REAL class war... between poor and middleclass. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 02:22 PM |
#92 |
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as long as we are slaves to the oil companies, then we are going to get soaked at the pump. |
ejpoeta |
Apr-18-11 09:15 AM |
#6 |
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Oh we see it, but that brick wall doesn't have a lobbyist group. n/t |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:17 AM |
#7 |
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Sorry but cheap gas is not the solution to 250-mile commutes. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-19-11 08:34 AM |
#161 |
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Is there a reason she doesn't move to the other city? |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 09:17 AM |
#8 |
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Did you read the OP? |
madokie |
Apr-18-11 09:18 AM |
#12 |
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I did read it but apparently you didn't. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 12:39 PM |
#77 |
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It's expensive to move. It takes time to move. |
haele |
Apr-18-11 08:35 PM |
#119 |
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She is a single woman who can afford her house where she is. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:19 AM |
#13 |
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When the gas price gets to the point where she is paying even more than presently, |
Obamanaut |
Apr-18-11 10:20 AM |
#42 |
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Respectfully - Where in the hell does she move to? Germany? And does anyone |
jtuck004 |
Apr-19-11 04:22 AM |
#152 |
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She moves to where her job is so she doesn't spend all that $ on gas. Is her |
Obamanaut |
Apr-19-11 01:00 PM |
#170 |
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You didn't read the part about her home - and not being able to sell it. |
jtuck004 |
Apr-19-11 03:41 PM |
#172 |
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By not spending 200 dollars a week on gas, some of that money can go |
Obamanaut |
Apr-19-11 03:56 PM |
#174 |
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The problem exists for millions of unemployed and under-employed of our |
jtuck004 |
Apr-19-11 04:04 PM |
#176 |
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Interestingly, I knew several people that would live where their job is (NYC area) |
madinmaryland |
Apr-20-11 06:15 PM |
#184 |
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It might be better to live in the other town and visit her parents. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 12:43 PM |
#78 |
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This Is Not A Personal Problem, This Is A Societal Problem. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 06:22 PM |
#109 |
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Thank you, excellent response |
libmom74 |
Apr-19-11 02:00 AM |
#143 |
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So true |
tavalon |
Apr-19-11 03:58 AM |
#149 |
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It IS a personal problem, and there have been many reasonable |
Obamanaut |
Apr-19-11 04:00 PM |
#175 |
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Maybe she could try to find other people to share the expense. |
undeterred |
Apr-18-11 09:22 AM |
#16 |
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You said don't say it, but... |
Jazz Ambassador |
Apr-18-11 09:25 AM |
#18 |
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Ahhh nice of you to join the conversation |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:30 AM |
#19 |
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This suggestion always rankles me. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-18-11 09:33 AM |
#21 |
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I know the feeling. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:40 AM |
#28 |
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I agree- I live "Rural", and the DISD is goiing to suffer way worse than we are |
w8liftinglady |
Apr-18-11 10:26 AM |
# |
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Yep. Luckily for us, in the entire second grade in our school |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 10:44 AM |
#46 |
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+1000 |
guitar man |
Apr-18-11 09:57 AM |
#36 |
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So that's a valid choice for you. My problem with the OP |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 03:05 PM |
#95 |
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Look, I'm sympathetic. |
Jazz Ambassador |
Apr-18-11 09:44 AM |
#31 |
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I agree with you, she needs to move |
sammytko |
Apr-18-11 10:08 AM |
#38 |
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Yes, Judge. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 06:22 PM |
#110 |
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yes i judge thanks |
sammytko |
Apr-18-11 07:02 PM |
#112 |
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Please tell us your problems, so we can fix you, also. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 07:18 PM |
#114 |
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i have no problems, but thanks anyway - u are such a love! |
sammytko |
Apr-18-11 10:40 PM |
#131 |
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People need to remember ,Texas has almost NO public transportation |
w8liftinglady |
Apr-18-11 10:25 AM |
#43 |
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The transportation system there really is awful. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 12:49 PM |
#80 |
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when i lived there they had some of the best roads i have ever driven |
datasuspect |
Apr-19-11 04:10 AM |
#151 |
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Look, the economy sucks, and we know who to blame. But as a practical matter |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 12:47 PM |
#79 |
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but the only practical solution is either move or find a job closer. |
alarimer |
Apr-18-11 12:58 PM |
#83 |
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It does make sense though |
Veruca Salt |
Apr-18-11 04:12 PM |
#102 |
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It would be less than 1200, since she probably doesn't work every day, |
sammytko |
Apr-18-11 07:04 PM |
#113 |
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She's also losing 3 hours a day commuting. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-19-11 08:39 AM |
#162 |
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Using Europe in this "argument" is apples & slingshots |
SoCalDem |
Apr-18-11 02:12 PM |
#89 |
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One more thing. |
JVS |
Apr-19-11 02:21 AM |
#145 |
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Let's say she moves (or wants to move) |
rpannier |
Apr-19-11 01:15 AM |
#137 |
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40.00 a day x 5 days a week =200.00 x 4 weeks = 800.00 a month. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Apr-20-11 06:12 PM |
#183 |
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It's beyond sad to see our family, friends, and neighbors.. |
Search4Justice |
Apr-18-11 09:33 AM |
#22 |
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has she even considered finding riders to share the cost? |
Donnachaidh |
Apr-18-11 09:37 AM |
#26 |
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She is the only person that I know from here that drives that far West to work |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 09:42 AM |
#29 |
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she needs to research to see if others drive that way |
Donnachaidh |
Apr-18-11 10:02 AM |
#37 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-18-11 06:24 PM |
#111 |
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oh come on Bobbie -- talk about a kneejerk answer |
Donnachaidh |
Apr-18-11 08:55 PM |
#120 |
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NOBODY here is called on to "find solutions" for complete strangers. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 09:03 PM |
#123 |
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Maybe she isn't good at problem-solving. |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 08:18 PM |
#117 |
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yes, that's a possibility too |
Donnachaidh |
Apr-18-11 08:56 PM |
#121 |
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Amazing. Unsolicited advice to strangers. Such an enlightened "progressive" trait. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 09:31 PM |
#125 |
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Notice I'm not advocating unsolicited advice to strangers, because, |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 10:18 PM |
#129 |
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It doesn't occur to you that maybe your "advice" is faulty, or that the person, who you don't know, |
bobbolink |
Apr-20-11 05:33 PM |
#181 |
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She made a bad choice. That's one hell of a commute. Now get this... |
Atman |
Apr-18-11 09:42 AM |
#30 |
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People were told they should leave the city and find homes in the suburb |
LynneSin |
Apr-18-11 09:47 AM |
#32 |
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Clearly she lives too far away from her workplace. |
tuckessee |
Apr-18-11 09:57 AM |
#35 |
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I'm wondering the same thing. |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 08:14 PM |
#116 |
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Yet, so many "progressives" want a huge raise in the federal gas tax. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 10:14 AM |
#40 |
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Those taxes are supposed to help people, not fund war |
Mulhane |
Apr-18-11 10:49 AM |
#48 |
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Well, it sure didn't take long to get here, huh? Losing jobs, not being able to get food.... all |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 02:16 PM |
#90 |
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But "deadly" doesn't bother you when its poor people who suffer and die. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 02:18 PM |
#91 |
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Are you sure it would have that effect? It might force speculation down, instead, due to lessened |
w4rma |
Apr-18-11 10:53 AM |
#50 |
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I wish it really worked that way |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 11:06 AM |
#53 |
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I'm not clear about why someone would live 125 miles from where they work. |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-18-11 10:17 AM |
#41 |
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Because as the jobs kept leaving |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 10:37 AM |
#45 |
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But for $1200 a month she's paying in gas, she could rent a nice place |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 12:56 PM |
#82 |
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Good post, Horse with no name. n/t |
truedelphi |
Apr-18-11 06:08 PM |
#107 |
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Amen. Texas is massive. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Apr-18-11 10:34 PM |
#130 |
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I think you make a couple very misinformed .. |
Search4Justice |
Apr-18-11 10:50 AM |
#49 |
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S/he's not assuming there is mass transit there in Texas. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 01:13 PM |
#84 |
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You are right.. this is just more of the "personal problem" rather than "SOCIETAL problem" |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 09:33 PM |
#126 |
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There are only two ways to lower prices |
badtoworse |
Apr-18-11 10:26 AM |
#44 |
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Can she rent a room in town for five nights and drive home on weekends? |
PADemD |
Apr-18-11 11:02 AM |
#52 |
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I don't know |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 11:07 AM |
#54 |
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It would be hard on a family, but she's single. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 01:16 PM |
#85 |
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It seems both of those women need to be educated as to |
and-justice-for-all |
Apr-18-11 11:16 AM |
#56 |
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Can she telecommute instead? |
kentauros |
Apr-18-11 11:16 AM |
#57 |
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She works at a production type job |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 11:25 AM |
#59 |
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The last time gasoline went up this high, |
kentauros |
Apr-18-11 11:32 AM |
#60 |
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There are a lot of service jobs that depend on the worker bees. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 11:36 AM |
#61 |
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That's true. |
kentauros |
Apr-18-11 11:43 AM |
#64 |
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She should buy a Prius |
taught_me_patience |
Apr-18-11 11:25 AM |
#58 |
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There is a lack of understanding |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 11:55 AM |
#69 |
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Buy American - get a Chevy Volt |
Obamanaut |
Apr-19-11 01:19 AM |
#138 |
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old hippie |
mountainlion55 |
Apr-19-11 07:41 AM |
#159 |
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My penny thought and you can keep the change... |
whistler162 |
Apr-19-11 04:49 PM |
#178 |
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How nice that you are offering that to her. |
bobbolink |
Apr-18-11 09:36 PM |
#127 |
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She's already spending $800/mo (at least) on gas |
taught_me_patience |
Apr-18-11 11:30 PM |
#134 |
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I can relate..... |
Wounded Bear |
Apr-18-11 11:44 AM |
#65 |
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Texas oil clan at it again.... |
Zax2me |
Apr-18-11 11:45 AM |
#66 |
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"Little Bush" was the symptom, not the disease. nt |
Wounded Bear |
Apr-18-11 11:46 AM |
#67 |
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A few practical things that could actually help her |
jeff47 |
Apr-18-11 11:59 AM |
#71 |
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Thanks. I'll pass these on to her. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 12:09 PM |
#74 |
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So she doesn't get paid more than about $40 per day, you're saying? |
Shagbark Hickory |
Apr-18-11 12:00 PM |
#72 |
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I don't know what she makes. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 12:11 PM |
#75 |
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Then it sounds like she's bad at numbers. Most republicans are. nt |
Shagbark Hickory |
Apr-18-11 03:36 PM |
#100 |
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Wow! That's a lot of gas. |
leftyladyfrommo |
Apr-18-11 12:50 PM |
#81 |
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Perhaps she could rent a room in someone's home for the weekday nights |
eleny |
Apr-18-11 02:06 PM |
#87 |
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She could rent an apartment for much less than the $1200 per month |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-11 03:09 PM |
#98 |
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It appears that she needs to be near her parents |
eleny |
Apr-18-11 04:21 PM |
#104 |
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A 2 hour commute each way every day is insane. |
Electric Monk |
Apr-18-11 02:12 PM |
#88 |
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American society is designed around the automobile. |
Gregorian |
Apr-18-11 04:04 PM |
#101 |
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No flames here. It's the truth! |
Quantess |
Apr-18-11 08:25 PM |
#118 |
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kr |
Hannah Bell |
Apr-18-11 03:06 PM |
#96 |
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Car-pooling |
Vanje |
Apr-18-11 04:15 PM |
#103 |
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I feel for her... |
Capitalocracy |
Apr-18-11 04:24 PM |
#105 |
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How horrible for her |
etherealtruth |
Apr-18-11 06:18 PM |
#108 |
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Tell your neighbor she has plenty of company. |
Brigid |
Apr-18-11 07:20 PM |
#115 |
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WTF IS WRONG with some of you in this thread?? |
lildreamer316 |
Apr-18-11 09:01 PM |
#122 |
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Thank you. I am appalled at some of the responses here. |
Horse with no Name |
Apr-18-11 10:00 PM |
#128 |
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+1 |
readmoreoften |
Apr-19-11 02:06 AM |
#144 |
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She consumes too much gas. |
FooshIt |
Apr-18-11 09:29 PM |
#124 |
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I pity anyone who has to spend that much time in a car. |
roody |
Apr-18-11 10:47 PM |
#132 |
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Take time to explain to her that this is the result of 30+ years |
Sherman A1 |
Apr-19-11 02:46 AM |
#146 |
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WHERE MY JOBS AT MR BONER??????????????? |
upi402 |
Apr-19-11 02:58 AM |
#147 |
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KNR! n/t |
indimuse |
Apr-19-11 03:08 AM |
#148 |
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Your last sentence, says it all! |
bobburgster |
Apr-19-11 06:10 AM |
#153 |
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dying town, being priced into oblivion. sounds like she has no choice but to move. |
NuttyFluffers |
Apr-19-11 06:52 AM |
#157 |
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thank you! These towns have been on life support for years |
sammytko |
Apr-19-11 09:41 AM |
#168 |
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I'd like to offer one solution. >> |
BlueJazz |
Apr-19-11 06:55 AM |
#158 |
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This is one more reason why we need a National high speed rail system with light |
Lorien |
Apr-19-11 08:23 AM |
#160 |
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Monorail! Monorail! |
Mason Dixon |
Apr-19-11 08:47 AM |
#164 |
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This won't help - she'll always find some reason to complain. |
cbdo2007 |
Apr-19-11 12:12 PM |
#169 |
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That doesn't seem fair. You assume a bit too much for me. nt |
yeswecanandwedid |
Apr-20-11 10:35 AM |
#180 |
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Up hill Right? Both Ways |
Mason Dixon |
Apr-19-11 08:59 AM |
#165 |
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A belated BIG THANK YOU, HWNN... |
MrMickeysMom |
Apr-19-11 09:05 AM |
#166 |
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They ALL taking the money and running. Jobs aren't the only thing exiting this country. nt |
valerief |
Apr-19-11 09:14 AM |
#167 |
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