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There was a time in this country when the people considered themselves 'citizens' first - now its 'consumers'.
I think of WWII recycling drives, everyone, even children, expected to do their part. I think the 55 limit was one of those individual sacrifices for the greater good kind of things which is almost unspeakable today. Even Obama, in a speech regarding energy security, includes phrases like: "without changing our lifestyle".
If adding 7 seconds to drive a mile is too much to ask, I'm afraid we are in trouble...
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"I would usually take off on foot in the morning and being the gentleman I am---and to make a point about the inefficiency of car ownership---leave Dear Wife to dig out the [snowed in] car to drive to work (we worked in adjacent buildings). I would always arrive before her." http://forum.earlyretirementextreme....pic.php?id=881
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