"Fred Dehl" wrote in message
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The guy you voted for in 2000 said that the internal combustion
engine is the greatest threat to mankind, and you're calling the
purchase of its lifeblood "mandatory"?

In a sense, he's correct. In many parts of this country, there an almost
religious aversion to using mass transportation, an idea that's part of
normal life in some countries, and a few of our busier cities. The overusage
of private vehicles affects us in quite a few negative ways. At the top of
the list is a certain sort of stupidity that blinds people to the effects of
their decisions.