Letters to the Editor
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MORE driving?
I thought we were supposed to be encouraging people to drive less, not more, for hte good of the environment. I love how Hillary talks out of both sides of her mouth - she will say supports saving the planet, but also supports measures that will encourage people to drive more. (actually, she will say anything if it will get her votes, it increasingly seems...)
Yeah, the high gas prices suck - I don't like paying them - but is it a really bad thing? If it encourages people to get up off their arses (obesity is another huge problem, as we all know) and use public transport, is it that bad? Maybe increased demand on public transport will encourage better funding of it?
Why do people act like low-priced gas is a right enshrined in the constitution? We don't pay very much for gas, compared with the rest of the world, and, nice as it would be for me to save money on gas, is it really good for my health and the health of the planet? It really is quite selfish of people to want such a small, short term saving than think about the much bigger picture.