Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
[quote user="schlimm"] [quote user="Sam1"]In addition, numerous studies have shown that a major cause of the mortgage mess was brought on by Americans who did not understand the terms of the mortgages that they took on.  A read of several of the authoritative books describing the financial crisis points to a low level of financial education as being a major contributor to the problem. [/quote]  Yes, go ahead and blame the victims.  Your cold logic reminds me of the people who blame rape victims for the crime because of their attire or where they were, or blaming rail crossing victims for the accident when the fault lies in crossing gates that do not block the entire crossing (perhaps to save costs?). And several times you have mentioned how you don't like riding public transit because of sitting near people who do not bathe and shout on cell phones.  Although you portray yourself as "presenting both sides of the story" your words betray both your underlying elitist feelings about mixing with the general public, as well as your not-very-well hidden political agenda. [/quote] I suspect that there may be a bit of difference between me and many if not most of the folks who post to this forum.  I ride the bus practically every day.  Moreover, in the past twelve months I have taken Amtrak from Denver to San Francisco, Pittsburgh to New York, New York to Baltimore, New York to Washington and return, Austin to San Diego and back, and Austin to Dallas/Fort Worth (4).  I also took the train from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria, and from Melbourne to Sydney. Most of the people that I meet on the bus and train are OK.  But I have encountered enough bad apples to understand why the majority of Americans (88 per cent according to USDOT) prefer to commute in their personal vehicle as well as use it for short to medium intercity travel. I am an independent with nary a political bone in my body.  I do, however, believe that people should pay for what they use and, moreover, believe the market place should be used to allocate limited economic resources whenever possible.  If that's political, so be it.
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag