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11:32 AM Orv commented on The Price of Preserving Metro Service.
@24: According to AAA, it costs about 41.4 cents per mile to drive a small sedan. That includes gas, oil, depreciation, insurance, etc. So, assuming free parking, taking the bus each way for $2.50 is only cheaper if your commute is longer than 12 miles. And keep in mind you only save all that money if you get rid of your car. Most people don't, so their actual savings are less; they don't save on fixed costs like insurance.

(Also, if you drive an old beater it can actually be cheaper, since you escape the massive depreciation that new cars experience.)

I'm a fan of public transit but it's important to acknowledge that even at the current subsidized fares it doesn't pencil out financially for a lot of people -- even if you assume their time has no value.
3:13 PM yesterday Orv commented on Every Time You Board a Plane in Europe, A Polar Bear Loses Its Wings.
I think global warming is real, and anthropogenic. But it also seems, based on what climate scientists are saying now, that it's too late to do anything about it. So I figure all I can do is hang on for the ride. Anything else, it seems, would be like trying to row our way back up Niagra Falls.
Nov 6 Orv commented on God Is Smiling on Referendum 71.
Err, meant to say R-71 opponents. Kinda spoils the joke. Damn confusing ballot language. ;)
Nov 6 Orv commented on God Is Smiling on Referendum 71.
God answers prayers of R-71 supporters: "No," says God.
Nov 5 Orv commented on What She Said.
@36: I long ago concluded that Loveschild was just trolling. I don't take the bait.
Nov 5 Orv commented on What She Said.
@1: Well, he can try. But his referendum barely made it onto the ballot, and as I recall the signature requirement for an initiative is considerably higher.
Nov 5 Orv commented on The Butterfly Ballot Effect.
Oops, that's exactly what the article says, isn't it? Sorry.
Nov 5 Orv commented on The Butterfly Ballot Effect.
Seems like anyone who felt strongly enough about I-1033 to vote for it probably would have thought to, you know, look for it on the ballot.
Nov 4 Orv commented on Catholics Are the New Mormons.
@9: I dunno. The Mormon theocracy encompasses a single state. The Catholics technically have their own *country*.
Nov 4 Orv commented on McGinn's Lead Shrinks.
@20: "Making things worse" is maybe a bit strong. "Making things slower," sure. But democracy will function just fine without us knowing the night of the election who won. I'd rather have them be thorough and accurate than fast.
 
 

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