Automobile use has increased individual mobility, the price of which has been a reduction of individual?
rchdsmth asked:
liberty and the utility of pedestrian travel, lives lost, large scale landscape alterations, and an increase of the prison population, as well as all the associated taxes, fees and insurance costs imposed on automobile owners.
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liberty and the utility of pedestrian travel, lives lost, large scale landscape alterations, and an increase of the prison population, as well as all the associated taxes, fees and insurance costs imposed on automobile owners.
Has it all been worth it?
April 11th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Hmmm… perhaps.
But if history has shown anything about us humans, it’s that we’re a species that gets cranky without our creature comforts.
And our recent “war on terror,” (aka acquire more gasoline) is a clear enough testament to that. ¿Questionable Mark?
April 14th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Apparently so, seen as how the wheel was invented 150 years ago. The invention of an automobile has given people more choices they may not have had before and is most likely more cost effective.
I have a child that needed to see a specialist… the ones in my area were not well enough qualified to take care of her. So I had to take her to VA where a specific procedure was invented. It’s called the “Nuss Procedure” and Dr. Nuss performed it on her when Pittsburgh Children Hospital damn near killed her. It was cheaper for me to drive to VA than it was to fly. Sure I could have put myself and my daughter on a greyhound, but it would have taken 16 hours… oh wait.. scratch that.. that’s an automobile.
To make my point short.. yes automobiles have been worth it. SlapChop Ur gonna love my nuts