What is that twitchy feeling? Could it be... empathy?
Looking at the search results that show up on the LFTTR Site Meter, I found this page, written by a guy who lives out in the suburbs, drives two vans and feels either awful about it or is just sick of being made fun of by his more space- and fuel-efficient friends.
Listen John, you shouldn't have to apologize for the choices you make in terms of your transportation or housing. People should be free to live where they want and drive what they want, within the bounds of the law, without being guilted by their so-called friends.
But that doesn't mean that government can't make some choices easier or seek to recover costs lost to externality. Go ahead, drive a Hummer if you want, but pay for the environmental damage you're doing and chip in to defend the oil supplies you're so eagerly guzzling. Live in the suburbs, but don't expect urban renters like me to subsidize your mortgage through the tax code. Right now, mockery is the only externality cost-recovery device, which, although occasionally effective, isn't applied evenly.
So go ahead, John, say it loud: I'll do what I damn well please -- this is America!
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rj3 | 2:27 PM |
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I've seen this site before, and I think he's pretty interesting. Check out this link, and his main page.
http://www.spiritone.com/~andersen/soldvan.html
