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Before I Go Any Further...
May. 27th, 2010 07:24 pmI have some questions.
Why is a roast beef & salad sandwich more expensive than a Quarter Pounder? And why is fruit juice more expensive than Coca Cola? Why is it so expensive to eat healthily?
Why are our governments encouraging the use of public transport, yet making it so expensive to do so... & not making it available to entire suburbs? Why are new housing areas being built on at a rapid rate with little or no supporting infrastructure & no short, medium, or long-term plans to implement any?
Why do tolls & insurance premiums increase every year & yet my salary doesn't? What 'improvements' to the services have been made to justify the increased cost?
Why are public-funded roads permanently closed off for the benefit of private companies, or a handful of non-civic-minded residents? Why should I pay to have to take a route I don't want to, or travel the long way 'round?
Why are hybrid cars so expensive? The current price for a Prius is thousands more than I paid for my V8 Ford. Why are we being encouraged to find & use alternative energy sources, then being charged extra for using them?
Why are we encouraging people to have children, yet we won't let people die? Why is children's health better funded than mental health? Why aren't we putting better care systems in place now for the obese, asthmatic, poor & troubled adults these children will become?
Why is a roast beef & salad sandwich more expensive than a Quarter Pounder? And why is fruit juice more expensive than Coca Cola? Why is it so expensive to eat healthily?
Why are our governments encouraging the use of public transport, yet making it so expensive to do so... & not making it available to entire suburbs? Why are new housing areas being built on at a rapid rate with little or no supporting infrastructure & no short, medium, or long-term plans to implement any?
Why do tolls & insurance premiums increase every year & yet my salary doesn't? What 'improvements' to the services have been made to justify the increased cost?
Why are public-funded roads permanently closed off for the benefit of private companies, or a handful of non-civic-minded residents? Why should I pay to have to take a route I don't want to, or travel the long way 'round?
Why are hybrid cars so expensive? The current price for a Prius is thousands more than I paid for my V8 Ford. Why are we being encouraged to find & use alternative energy sources, then being charged extra for using them?
Why are we encouraging people to have children, yet we won't let people die? Why is children's health better funded than mental health? Why aren't we putting better care systems in place now for the obese, asthmatic, poor & troubled adults these children will become?
