Thursday, May 5, 2011

I wish we could change this

I read this quote in an article on USATODAY. I understand the truth in this statement but I'm proud to say I am not part of it.

Commuters are the bedrock of gasoline demand," Cameron Hanover analyst Peter Beutel said. When people lose jobs, "you're killing the best part of that demand — the part that will always be there as long as someone has a job.

2 comments:

  1. It's just such a cop out to think that the economy must come crashing down if gas prices are higher and people drive less. What about the possibility of innovations that decrease our dependency on gas or ways of planning than lessen the need to have more than one car in the family.

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  2. Maybe gas prices will force developers to build commercial zones near residential zones? Um, duh, does this make sense?

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