Originally Posted by
lyeinyoureye
It's all about who the money flows to. Think about the drop in mortality rate, decrease in health costs, etc. Think of how much money is saved via the population dropping dead on average 10 years earlier from social security, pensions, etc. Work 'em hard when ya do, and make sure they don't stick around very long after. Profit isn't made from happy people.
Well, let's not forget that the bicycle industry wouldn't generate a tenth of what the car industry generates, even if everyone used bicycles. a bike is much cheaper, requires no fuel and is easy to repair on the cheap. That's the real reason. Plus people are lazy.