> -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Burns [mailto:s1burns at ucsd.edu] > Sent: 21 March 2005 19:46 > To: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: Petrol Prices > > > It is the attitude of "pay for it yourself" that still > informs American politics; subsidized mass public > transportation is just never entertained very seriously. > > So, when gas prices are as high as they are, while we still > haven't changed how important cars are for everyday travel, > it doesn't matter how much more expensive gas is in other > places. Cars themselves aren't as important there, so the > impact of gas price increases will never be as significant. > > Cheers indeed, > > Shawn Shawn, The current Labor (read Democrat equivalent) pushed up petrol prices to try and force people to use public transport. Unfortunately, the previous government had partially privatised the rail network with disastrous results.... So that the infrastructure doesn't really exist. Of course labor governments have all been Tax & Spend. I'm originally from Oz, so I know about driving long distances, 95 octane is about $AU 1.00 per litre at the moment. At current exchange rates, that's about $US 3 per US Gallon. "subsidized mass public transportation is just never entertained very seriously" New York Metro? Cheers Mark