September 05, 2005
Gasmania, real estate bubble, obesity ... symptoms of a deeper problem
by Liza Sabater
I wonder if Romans were obese and were wanton chariot users.
Washington Post, The: Document Display | After Carter called on Americans to conserve their way out of an energy crisis, voters booted the abstemious president out of office. The second-term Bush has no such worries, but it's telling that a man who could rally the country around a war cannot persuade the average driver to abstain at the pump.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Consumerism, Culture, Economy, Energy Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq, National Emergency, Oil, Sidelinks, War
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