Althea (07-25-2021), evince (07-25-2021), Frank Apisa (07-25-2021), Jarod (07-25-2021), martin (07-25-2021), ThatOwlWoman (07-25-2021)
"The bicycle is the slow death of the planet."
I hope he did say this, but don't know. Sounds about right.
General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said:
"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
~ babylonsister
Althea (07-25-2021), evince (07-25-2021), Frank Apisa (07-25-2021), Jarod (07-25-2021), martin (07-25-2021), ThatOwlWoman (07-25-2021)
Makes sense to me.
Even as a Europhile, I find the serious European status of bicycles to be laughable.
One thing I do love about America is that most of us view bicycles as children's toys.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
ThatOwlWoman (07-25-2021)
you guys get he's serious, right?
he's anti health, anti frugality, anti sustainability.
this is where corporatism goes wrong,when it encourages harm to create customers.
goat (07-24-2021)
you idiots read freakonomics too many times.
dumb: "it's wild how capitalism means immoral things are fine now?"
dumber: "I know, right?"
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
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ThatOwlWoman (07-25-2021)
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
Question... Do those bicyclists ride when there's like a foot of snow on the ground and a blizzard outside? Do they ride to work (assuming they have a job) in a torrential downpour? How do they do something like bring home ten bags of groceries? Or, is it their lifestyle to live in a high rise apartment and eat out all the time?
But it's all good... Bicyclists who ride incessantly are more likely to end up sterile...
https://www.urologytimes.com/view/bi...ad-mens-healthIn sum, these studies suggest that cycling... ...may make one more prone to urethral strictures, genital numbness, and saddle sores.
When you toss in increased exposure to air pollution and accidents, bicyclists seem to be self annihilating.
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2...s-your-health/
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