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JohnnyD 04-17-2009 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY (Post 682423)
more and more businesses are moving out of cities, look at the massive growth in suburban campuses. Why invest to support a declining need?
Even though more businesses are moving out of cities does not mean commercial real estate demand, and with it total people employed inside cities is declining.

justplugit 04-17-2009 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike P (Post 682419)

There aren't any easy answers. Train travel between cities is going to look mighty attractive come the day that we spend as much money per gallon on gas as the Europeans do, or we piss off the wrong sheik and have to spend 2 hours in line on odd/even days waiting to get enough fuel to get to Grandma's for Thanksgiving.

The big problem is, we ignored it for too long. We should have been looking for solutions like this 36 years ago when our dependence on foreign oil was brought to light by the first embargo.
For sure. Typical, wait till it's too late and too expensive. :(

ex. What happened to all the talk of drilling, or not, when gas was $4 a gallon.
Now that it's under $2 ,talk has ceased until it goes up to $5 in the future and
no cheap alternative energy sources have been developed.
Imho drilling for domestic oil has to be ,at least in the 10year plan, if there is such a thing.

JohnnyD 04-20-2009 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by justplugit (Post 682500)
For sure. Typical, wait till it's too late and too expensive. :(

ex. What happened to all the talk of drilling, or not, when gas was $4 a gallon.
Now that it's under $2 ,talk has ceased until it goes up to $5 in the future and
no cheap alternative energy sources have been developed.
Imho drilling for domestic oil has to be ,at least in the 10year plan, if there is such a thing.
If I remember correctly, offshore drilling and drilling in Alaska is not financially beneficial until oil is over $60 a barrel.

People are stupid. They focus on what's happening this second. This country doesn't hold the capability of thinking about tomorrow.

Cpt. Crunch 04-20-2009 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD (Post 682833)
If I remember correctly, offshore drilling and drilling in Alaska is not financially beneficial until oil is over $60 a barrel.

People are stupid. The focus on what's happening this second. This country doesn't hold the capability of thinking about tomorrow.
:agree: and most are conservatives.

fishbones 04-20-2009 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Cpt. Crunch (Post 682853)
:agree: and most are conservatives.
So, you're clearly the exception that prove's the rule.:laugha:

Cpt. Crunch 04-20-2009 01:56 PM
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justplugit 04-20-2009 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD (Post 682833)
The focus on what's happening this second. This country doesn't hold the capability of thinking about tomorrow.
Yup, you got that right JD.
Politicians will only act when there is an emergency/perceived emergency,
or when something is popular with people and it will bring them VOTES.

People that don't understand that are not facing reality,
in addition most people are so busy working to make a living they don't have the time to keep up and digest what is really going on.
Politcians depend on that.

It's not about what's best, it's about VOTES.

JohnnyD 04-20-2009 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by justplugit (Post 682915)
It's not about what's best, it's about VOTES.
This is my principal issue with politics and why I'm a fan of politicians like Ron Paul - he doesn't mind pissing some people off.

While the man may be a bit wacky, I appreciate that he goes against the grain. Of course he has to pay attention to what his constituents desire, but he actually tries to look towards the future.

One of the reasons we are in the mess we are in is due to a major shortcoming with politicians:

They are reactive, as opposed to proactive.

Backbeach Jake 04-20-2009 04:48 PM
I would gladly buy a ticket that costs what I pay to drive the 300 mile round trip every week between Clinton and N.Truro. The foools and idiots on the highway are starting to get to me. If I could dine while I watched the scenery fly by would be a very welcome bonus.

justplugit 04-20-2009 05:15 PM
Ya Fred, double deck observation and dinning cars too. :D

I hear ya. :hihi:

Cpt. Crunch 04-20-2009 05:20 PM
conservatives just hate to see ANYTHING get done. They would much rather get elected and do nothing at all.


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