May The Best Mode Win

"Scott in SoCal" > wrote in message
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> Last time on rec.autos.driving, "Sancho Panza"
> > said:
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>>"Scott in SoCal" > wrote in message
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>>> There was a time when only the very wealthy could afford to live like
>>> Larry does. Ordinary people lived in cities, villages, or other such
>>> settlements where they could pool their resources.
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>>The U.S. standard of living has progressed hugely.
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> The current U.S. standard of living is unsustainable. It is based on
> the wobbly foundation of cheap gasoline, "free" roads, and "free"
> parking.

Gee, some of us thought that it might be based on resources, motivation,
ingenuity and the "free" will and "free-dom" to use them wisely

On 2009-10-20, Sancho Panza > wrote:
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> "Scott in SoCal" > wrote in message
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>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, "Sancho Panza"
>> > said:
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>>>"Scott in SoCal" > wrote in message
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>>>> There was a time when only the very wealthy could afford to live like
>>>> Larry does. Ordinary people lived in cities, villages, or other such
>>>> settlements where they could pool their resources.
>>>
>>>The U.S. standard of living has progressed hugely.

>> The current U.S. standard of living is unsustainable. It is based on
>> the wobbly foundation of cheap gasoline, "free" roads, and "free"
>> parking.

It would be sustainable if it were free market.

> Gee, some of us thought that it might be based on resources, motivation,
> ingenuity and the "free" will and "free-dom" to use them wisely

The USA is an empire in decline. Ingenuity is to be punished. Motivation
is to be crushed. Resources are to be controlled.

While China makes trade deals for resources the US Federal Government
bombs people with borrowed money from China. China makes money and
friends. The US Federal Government goes deeper into debt using the
productivity of the people as collateral for the sake of connected
interests while creating more enemies.

The US standard of living is going down. Going down big time.

What's sad is that it was all avoidable.