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Re: A comment from the no class.
Bowser — (archived)

The point of my part of those posts was the people seem to drive what is cost-effective, and if cost isn't an object then ego demands seem to kick in.

Look at those absolutely huge 4-wheel drive overgrown SUVs. The rationale among my friends who own them is safety. I presume, safety from those other folks driving them. People tend to not give a rip about dependence upon foreign countries, pollution, or other considerations. Until it gets too expensive, then it's back down to cost-effective.

I mistakenly believed the price of fuel had risen, and Larry J corrected that. It's been government regulations, generally in spite of the right-wing, who seem to believe that if they can afford it, they should be able to do it, whatever "it" is, no matter the cost to the larger society.

And, it makes sense to me that people drive what they can afford, and then satisfy ego demands. Usually. Not always. Some are more conscious of other concerns, and will seek more efficient vehicles within the range of what they can afford.

Arf

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