Across most of our vast country, personal vehicles are vital and key

to freedom of movement.

Inside urban corridors, one may have different opportunities for expressing freedom of association. But outside urban bubbles, the great majority of citizens must rely on automobiles to pursue individual pursuits.

Over the past few days, I took advantage of my personal automobile to travel from Roanoke to far Upstate NY to experience the Total Solar Eclipse. My gas-powered 2016 Civic averaged 43 miles per gallon, making our trip very affordable. However, I didn't factor in the $180 required to repair our windshield after a careless truck belched a rock at us just south of Scranton in I-81.

I think that people are willing to fork over disproportionate funds for automobiles because they offer the best opportunity to celebrate their personal independence and pursue dreams in this job-centered corporate world.

I don't know if that makes sense, but I guess that, deep down, we are a nation of romantics.

In response to this post by Capital City Hoo

Posted: 04/10/2024 at 6:30PM

Supercore Inflation -- Capital City Hoo 04/10/2024 6:07PM

Cheer up. We could have anarcho-capitalist shock therapy. -- Seattle .Hoo 04/10/2024 8:21PM

So can we agree that high interest rates in the US don’t affect the world’s -- Lazarus 04/10/2024 6:49PM

Now there’s a winning message! ** -- Sabremetrician 04/10/2024 7:19PM

Just the facts. Can’t make much sense if you don’t know them. ** -- Lazarus 04/10/2024 9:02PM

If you were president, what would you do to help with inflation? -- BocaHoo91 04/10/2024 7:25PM

I would push a massive, inflationary, wasteful spending bill and… -- Los Angeles Hoo 04/10/2024 8:42PM

I wasn't in favor of it, but it's ~$80 billion per year. At that rate, it -- BocaHoo91 04/10/2024 8:53PM

Yeah, lemme know where… -- Los Angeles Hoo 04/10/2024 9:18PM

Trump will have racked up slightly more debt than Biden. In nominal terms -- BocaHoo91 04/10/2024 9:24PM

He was so proud of it he made sure his name and -- southdenverhoo 04/10/2024 11:43PM

Across most of our vast country, personal vehicles are vital and key -- Newt 04/10/2024 6:30PM

We drove to Ohio. Found a great wheat field to set up in. -- Shenhoo 04/10/2024 8:22PM

Sure- that makes sense. Automobiles are not discretionary for most people -- Capital City Hoo 04/10/2024 6:47PM

That sounds right and sad. ** -- Newt 04/10/2024 10:58PM

Impossible. Joe took care of it with the inflation reduction Act** -- HokieDan95 04/10/2024 6:21PM

Might have to go back to the “Putin’s Price Hike” propaganda again. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 04/10/2024 6:34PM

Expect to hear a lot about “corporate greed”. ** -- JMHoo 04/10/2024 6:46PM

There is definitely some of that in other parts of the index. The CEO of -- Capital City Hoo 04/10/2024 6:49PM

Across most of our vast country, personal vehicles are vital and key

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