My $.02 worth,
Annie Young
an auto "addict" who used to take the bus back when I was very, very poor (lots poorer than I am now). I just refuse to pay very much for a car when people appear to be reusing and recycling them all the time. If I ever break down and get a new thing I would get a hybrid. In my dreams.
At 01:02 AM 2/5/04 -0600, sadams wrote:
Jim Bernstein writes: "The fact is that having a "fleet" of vehicles costs a lot of money and it is a better investment to have people use their own vehicles and be reimbursed for mileage."
(Sam Adams writes:) This is another case of socializing costs and not benefits. The result of such a decision is that the employee has no choice but to maintain a private vehicle ("I need it for work"), even if they wouldn't need one otherwise. The Ramsey and Hennepin County government centers and the State Capitol are among the easiest places to get to by bus in the Twin Cities.
Once you're stuck making car payments, insurance payments, etc., it's much easier to fall into the trap of just driving everywhere. Since you're already shelling out so much money just to keep that vehicle running and legal, you might as well drive it. And we all wind up paying for that.
Wasn't there some talk under the Ventura administration of creating a sort of "pay as you go" insurance plan? The problem with mandated no-fault insurance is that it's a completely regressive fixed expense which encourages car owners to drive more.
Sam Adams East Phillips Car-free for 12 years now
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