The rural poor are going to have to change their lifestyle like everyone else. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
And don't forget Clinton on Nafta and Welfare reform... Ooohhhh, we care so much about the poor. Then buy a cheaper car and give the difference to charity. Puhlease... Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
Unless I'm feeling malicious for some reason.
Nevermind - nothing I said should be taken as compulsory :-)
After reading this blog for a month or so, it seems people here are generally not that easily offended.
Well, eh, you dropped in after some mighty screaming matches were over :-) There was the ET-hates-Russians, the ET-hates-Britons, the Migeru-is-anti-American, multilinguals-exclude-us, and a number of other, usually based on serial misunderstandings. But people learned to deal with it, partly by indicating snarks if in danger of being taken as insult, partly by being offended less easily. (Myself, I am in a funny situation, having been made a frontpager with peacemaking duties, despite an on-line past that included quite a bit of flame-thrower use :-) ) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
The map is clickable, by the way. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Write in the miles you have to drive to your job. If your income is below a certain level, you get a tax credit depending on the miles driven.
Might help during the transition period.
However I offered this in the context of the current American political situation. Reading lots of diaries and comments on DKos wailing about political suicide if the gas price won´t come down. Not to mention tax increases on gas like we have in Europe. :)
In that context a tax credit for commuting might be a good idea for a limited time. Help the "poorer" people now to gain their vote for more decisive action tomorrow.
