While I agree that sweatshops suck, I have yet to hear of any practical way to bring third world countries up to first world standard that does not involve exploiting the gap in labour cost between coutries.
First world countries became rich when they had no cheap labor to sell to foreign corporations (they didn't even exist at the time). I fail to understand why this would be the only path to development for the poor countries of our time... Can someone explain this to me ?
Of course, winds don't blow constantly, so you have to rely on additional energy source when there is no sufficient wind. This additional energy source cannot be nuclear since you can't increase nuclear production on short notice. So you end up using fossile energy plants which release a lot of greenhouse gas:-(
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And of the two the Americans would seem to have the least distorted notion of the price of energy.
The question is not the price, but the cost. What is the cost of air pollution ? what is the cost of global warming ? what is the cost of spoiling a precious and limited resource ?
Since most drivers don't seem to be aware of these costs, I think it is OK to increase the price with taxes. Market driven behaviours can sometimes be just suicidal.
You guys complain? Bah! In Europe we're worse off. I live in one of the countries with the lowest gas prices in the EU, but we nearly reached the 1?/litre mark last week
Yes, but I think European cars use less gas per 100km in average (please someone correct me if I'm wrong). And cost per distance is what matters, no ?
Damn, I should have bought a diesel instead of a roadster that does 10l/100km (25mpg). *sigh*
Exactly. Recent diesel cars use about 5l/100km. I needed only one fill (50 l) to go from Paris to Spain (1000 km).
In france the TGV is so fast, because it has its own sperate track system and because the french don't give a f*ck on the people living along those tracks
I happen to live 30 km from Paris, a few hundred meters away from a TGV line and I've never been annoyed by the noise. This is due to the fact that the tracks have been built about 15 meters below the ground surface and the noise is much reduced. Maybe sometimes they care about people in this country, after all. But you can keep your bad opinion if you like...
Anyway. from: European Research Center the latest TGVs are no noisier than a conventional train travelling at 160km/hr. At a distance of 25 metres, the noise from a TGV line does not exceed 65 decibels (dB), or the equivalent of the raise level from a road with light traffic.
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First world countries became rich when they had no cheap labor to sell to foreign corporations (they didn't even exist at the time). I fail to understand why this would be the only path to development for the poor countries of our time... Can someone explain this to me ?
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DidierOf course, winds don't blow constantly, so you have to rely on additional energy source when there is no sufficient wind. This additional energy source cannot be nuclear since you can't increase nuclear production on short notice. So you end up using fossile energy plants which release a lot of greenhouse gas :-(
The question is not the price, but the cost. What is the cost of air pollution ? what is the cost of global warming ? what is the cost of spoiling a precious and limited resource ?
Since most drivers don't seem to be aware of these costs, I think it is OK to increase the price with taxes. Market driven behaviours can sometimes be just suicidal.
Just my 0.02 Euro.
Yes, but I think European cars use less gas per 100km in average (please someone correct me if I'm wrong). And cost per distance is what matters, no ?
Damn, I should have bought a diesel instead of a roadster that does 10l/100km (25mpg). *sigh*
Exactly. Recent diesel cars use about 5l/100km. I needed only one fill (50 l) to go from Paris to Spain (1000 km).
I happen to live 30 km from Paris, a few hundred meters away from a TGV line and I've never been annoyed by the noise. This is due to the fact that the tracks have been built about 15 meters below the ground surface and the noise is much reduced. Maybe sometimes they care about people in this country, after all. But you can keep your bad opinion if you like...
Anyway. from : European Research Center
the latest TGVs are no noisier than a conventional train travelling at 160km/hr. At a distance of 25 metres, the noise from a TGV line does not exceed 65 decibels (dB), or the equivalent of the raise level from a road with light traffic.
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