XPost: ba.transportation, alt.planning.urban, misc.transport.urban-transit   
   From: tscn@adelph.net   
      
   In article <107tlm4i13fjd63@corp.supernews.com>,   
    "Baxter"  wrote:   
      
   > "Robert Coté"  wrote in message   
   > news:tscn-02CF97.17323414042004@isp.ash.giganews.com...   
   > > In article <107rlc5skb4he59@corp.supernews.com>,   
   > >  "Baxter"  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > What "inefficiencies" are you talking about that are so deadly?   
   > >   
   > > Umm, congestion,   
   >   
   > Hmmm...  congestion only occurs where people want to be.   
      
   Interesting theory.  Seems to me that there's congestion in lots of   
   places both in and out of favor.  I usually experience congestion at the   
   405/101 freeway exchange.  I don't want to be there.  My origin and   
   destination are 40 and 70 miles respectively on either side.   
      
   >   
   > > taxes,   
   >   
   > You mean paying for the services you get instead of asking for a free ride?   
      
   In some cases yes, you are correct.  Taxes in cities are higher in part   
   because city dwellers demand/expect higer levels of service.  It is   
   still higher taxation regardless of the underlying causes.   
      
   >   
   > >crime,   
   >   
   > Crime in rural areas, particularly Meth and Pot, is higher than in urban   
   > areas.   
      
   Yawn. Let's just pretend we exchanged the tired old point/counterpoint   
   and move on shall we?   
      
   >   
   > >quality of education?   
   >   
   > Cities consistantly have higher quality of education than rural areas   
      
   "Rural areas" is the new criteria?  Weren't we talking urban cores?   
   There's a huge gulf betwixt the two.   
      
   > - even though the cities subsidize rural education.   
      
   Cite?   
      
   >   
   > Still remains - you just throw out a bunch of unintelligible bafflegab and   
   > try to pretend that it means something.   
   >   
      
   Your reflexive dislike for anything I say in no way reflects on the   
   quality nor veracity of those comments.  Your apparent inability to   
   comprehend my points says nothing about the source nor intended   
   audience.   
      
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