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To: bentway who wrote (717714)	5/25/2013 12:51:53 PM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1588245

both of my sons can afford to own a car. it's only liberal morons like this who can't own a car because of what they majored in.

To: bentway who wrote (717714)	5/25/2013 12:58:49 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1588245

Elaine Thompson/AP Collapsed Bridge Was Damaged A new report released Friday reveals that the highway bridge collapse in Washington State was a long time coming. Six months ago, the report says, officials inspected the Interstate 5 bridge after one of its overhead metal trusses was struck by a too-tall truck last November. Inspectors found tears and other deformations after the incident, but the bridge was declared safe. The report also describes other issues that may have made the bridge not-so-safe, including plants growing in panels and rust. Minor repairs were requested after the November accident, to be performed at some later date. Well, there's no time like the present. thedailybeast.com

To: bentway who wrote (717714)	5/25/2013 1:06:49 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588245

Owning a car is very expensive for young people. Their insurance is ridiculously high, and with the Mcjobs available to them in the Bush Great Recession, they aren't a well compensated bunch. They don't have the experience or the credit to buy a good used car for cash, and when they have to finance, full coverage insurance is part of the deal. I think that's true for some but there seems to be a cultural shift afoot as well.......not sure its permanent. While working in my yard, the boy next door and his friends were talking about cars.......they are around 13. Listening to them, they sounded pretty disinterested..........one kid said he wasn't even sure he wanted a car. And then I was talking to a friend of mine's kid.........16.......and I asked him if he was excited about getting his permit. He said 'no'.......that he could bike or walk to pretty much to wherever he wanted to get..........and that the only car he would buy is an electric. I said...........you mean like a hybrid.........he said: no, an electric. Now I think all these kids attitudes will change when they get older.......many of them will need a car to get to work..........Seattle's mass transit still isn't that effective. However, I am amazed at their disinterest.........it was just the opposite for my friends and me when I was growing up. And that disinterest has been reported across the country........so its not just a local aberration. Maybe with the internet kids don't feel the need as much for physical mobility. I see this as less of a green movement thing, but Americans moving backwards prosperity-wise due to 30 years of Reaganomics rewarding the wealthy at the expense of the less well off. No question Reagonomics is having an impact as well.