> > > > > > On 12/5/08, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The killer quote is "The notion that more cars equals more > > > wealth is really > > > > more myth than reality." and it goes on to say "It found > > > that, among cities > > > > in the developed world, regional wealth (as measured by > > > per capita gross > > > > regional product - or GRP) actually goes down as car use > > > go up. In other > > > > words, the more we drive, the poorer we get...." > > > > > > That's because the people who run car companies don't > live in your > > > neighborhood, Bob. Duh. > > > > > > > > > I don't understand the relevance. As far as I can tell, > your reply is a non > > sequitur. > > I suppose I wasn't clear. > > > "It found > > > that, among cities > > > > in the developed world" > > The CEO of "gigantic car company" is going to get richer and richer > and probably doesn't give a damn how poor you are, so long as you have > enough money to buy another car. And he probably lives in a mansion > out in the country. >
Right. That's what I thought you meant. But it's irrelevant where the money goes, the fact remains that "the more we drive, the poorer we get". Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
