Originally Posted by kc9eog
To TimJ
The heart of the matter is this: people have the option of living far away from work and it is perfectly acceptable to gripe about the cost to then get to work, but it is like moving to Miami and then complaining about the heat in the summer. Whatever is keeping them far from work must be worth the cost or they wouldn't do it. Maybe they have elderly parents, or a great school for the kids, or whatever.
People are very upset about the cost of gasoline but it must still cost less than the alternatives to them, because they continue to increase demand. No, car free living wouldn't work in America for the vast, vast majority today for a multitude of reasons. But if people have the right to complain about the cost of getting around in a car then I have the right to say I don't feel sorry for them.
What you're really putting forth is the idea that people could (easily) avoid having to drive far for work. They have the "option" of living far away from work? That doesn't even make sense unless of course you're saying they have the option of living close to work or living far away from work.
Sez who? You're sure people could live closer to their work if.... what? If they made different choices? Well gee, that's a reasonable argument. I don't like how people complain about our fearless leader George Bush. They could move to Canada or Mexico so, obviously, they should shut up and stop complaining. I don't like how people compain about the traffic here in LA. They could move to somewhere that doesn't have traffic or they could live and work and play in a small enough area as to not have to deal with traffic.
They have the option if they would just make different choices. It is by their own hand and their own fault that they are subject to whatever it is they're complaining about, so therefore they should shut up and stop whining, cuz I don't like to listen to *****ing.