News: Tourism up despite gas prices

Not to mention Exxon-Mobil just reported a 36% increase in profits over last year.

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/images/1027-06.jpg

Look at that photo and tell me we are not feeding that guys chins, his retirement package was higher than Saudi Arabia's GDP.

djDaemon said:

A much more effective use of that money would be to spend it on alternative fueling/powering methods for our existing system. If the Bush administration were legitamately concerned about the long-term problems our reliance on fossil fuels will cause, wouldn't they dump some money into research. And I mean some serious money. After all, its a very serious problem.

Let's take care of the more important stuff first. Iraq and gay marriage are far more important than the economy of the country.

djDaemon seems to know a lot on this subject and I'm fully agreeing with him. Something needs to be done.

ejh1701
Our nation is strong and I am proud to live in America.

Who said they weren't proud, strong on the other hand? I used to think that.

*** Edited 7/31/2006 6:05:21 PM UTC by Gomez*** *** Edited 7/31/2006 6:05:46 PM UTC by Gomez***

Now this topic is getting the natives restless :)

Thank goodness the majority of rides at the point do not require the use of gasoline. That would definetly factor in the price of a visit!

Yeah, Gomez, how could I forget about the ever-important (and timely) issues such as gay marriage, Iraq and this month's special: stem cell research. Those things are far more important than maintaining a healthy local and global economy.

First off gas is still plenty cheap in this country. In real dollars gas around 1980 was over 4 bucks a gallon. Really noone should expect to see a change in behavior before the national average in todays dollars go over $4.15.

Number two the American economy is still over three times greater than any other single country (Japan). The amount of activity here so far outweighs anyone else that to say we are not the envy of any other capitalistic country is a joke. Not only is the US a juggernaut of an economy but it is currently growing as far as i undertand. So don't sit there and tell me that we are falling off. It just isn't true. Now if one wants to talk about regional issues and the shifting of jobs and population. There is room for discussion about the hardships of particular areas within the country. But the jobs and the money are still out there.

I cannot say that i feel the government should step in and control the oil business. Who wants more big brother? I can say that the government has for a long time subsidized the automobile industry through its actions and (in part) is a source of our dependence on oil for transportation. I definately believe that we should strive for energy prices to be as low as humanly possible. But oil is a loosing battle. I for one am looking for a far greater expansion for nuclear power. Cheap and cleaner than fossil fuels (and it reduces the carbon dioxide emissions for you tree huggers). Then start taking these dollars for streets and roads and put it into electric streetcar systems for any city of substancial size.

The thing that i've talked about here before is that WE as a country put ourselves in a position to live in our car, and the rising oil prices just show us our weakness.

But to finish with a final point; we choose where we live and if we choose to live out in the exurbs without viable public transportation then that's what you get. You knew when you moved out there what the situation was, and now you have your bed to lie in.

Right, because its that simple.

I'll just put up a tent in the industrial park where my office is located.

dj, you're quite childish in your responses. gener is right when he says you chose to live and work where you do. i'm sure you could live closer to your place of work, or you could get a job closer to where you reside if you really wanted to. is it a hassle, yeah. is it possible though, yip!

you may think that gay marriage and stem cell research are pointless issues, but to many millions of people, they're quite important. those issues directly affect people's quality of life in exponentially higher numbers than the price of gasoline ever will.

CP is a "destination" for vacationers rather than someplace you just might drive-by. As long as it is considered a "destination" then families will come, regardless of the cost of getting there.

This year may be a better year for CP since it will attract more Midwestern families who would otherwise go to Orlando FL.

CP is a "destination" for us New Yorkers too.

Let's take care of the more important stuff first. Iraq and gay marriage are far more important than the economy of the country.

That's a simplistic view of what's going on. There are lots of issues that deserve attention. And the attention given by CNN or Fox News isn't necessarily proportionate to the attention being given in DC. Just because something is a hot topic doesn't mean it's taking up the majority of a politician's time and energy.

Anyway, I think we've got far enough out of control.

Yeah, I'm doing something to cut costs in order to compensate for high gas prices, high food prices, etc. I'm not going to CP as often and whereas I would attend 3 coaster events a season, I've not been to one this year. I have yet to go to MiA when I would have gone at least twice by now.