On 21 May 2004 11:01:45 GMT, (Veeduber) wrote:

The answer to the gasoline problem is as close as your nearest bus stop. Or
bicycle. Or pair of walking shoes.

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Odds are, if you're the typically ill-educated American you still think we are
a representative democracy, unaware that the number of Representatives is now
fixed and no longer reflects the nation's population. Since each State
automatically gets at least one Representative it doesn't take a rocket
scientist to figure out that by the Census of 2070 the majority of
Representatives will come from just four States. Hardly a 'representative'
Democracy, eh?

We have the best representitives (both parties) that money can buy.


But don't tell anyone. The typical American still thinks a budget surplus is
something good. (It means you've been over-taxed.) And that the major cost of
transportation is buying gas. (Fuel is typically less than 10% of the total
package.)

Do the math, a car driving 60 mph that gets 20 mpg is burning 3
gallons per hour. A car driving 20 is burning 1 gph. Not much gas in
either case. Most people don't do those calculations.


As William Lederer said, we've become a nation of sheep. Someone recently
expanded on that by pointing out that today the flock is owned by pigs. And
herded by wolves.

As usual, your "common sense" is very uncommon. And very "sensical"
(is that a word?)


-R.S.Hoover

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.