NYC XYZ I wouldn't buttume that at all. Walking-biking say five miles isn't all that feasible - it knocks too much time out of the day, and some people just can't walk or bike. Most people don't know how to walk - you can tell just from watching them. I've spent years without a car, and it teaches you to walk properly, but one injury of the right type can make it a real problem. The real critical resource here is parking and roadspace. It highlights a small hypocrisy of urban dwellers - that cars are Inherently Evil, and that they somehow have a moral superiority in not owning one. Of course, just as soon as they can *afford* one, they get one :) People buttume that high density living is somehow an answer, and I'm quite skeptical of that position. I would love to be able to not own a car at all, but it's impossible, where I'm located. MRIs are a more cost effective way of gathering medical data than surgery, so the price is less sensitive. I've noticed also that there's a lot of businesses built on using old MRI-CAT machines for a lower price. Media channels run on their own feeding schedules, not necessarily any other agenda. The more astounding thing is the accusations of price gouging on gas prices related to hurricanes. But it allows certain talking heads to adopt a populist stance. I think we see they'd rather not, and probably for good reason. Most people are pretty sleep-deprived anyway - another, say, fifteen minutes a day would be relatively expensive. Yes, but it's not "kulturny" for people to admit that. -- Les Cargill
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