A Socialist Answer to the World's Fuel Needs

a reply to: incoserv

why drive when you can fly

I think the op is onto something. One massive highway from coast to coast with a steep decline (loops optional). Could even have solar powered elevator to get your car to the starting point. Zero emissions coast to coast gravity fuelled travel. Coasting coast to coast

originally posted by: ketsuko
why are you such a hater?

Ever had an obnoxious neighbor that craps in your yard at an exponential rate?

a reply to: incoserv

I suppose the corollary to this would be the capitalist idea to make all roads go uphill? Think of the demand it would create for oil.

originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: incoserv

I suppose the corollary to this would be the capitalist idea to make all roads go uphill? Think of the demand it would create for oil.

Why limit yourself to oil? Demand for any energy you can force people to need to buy.

a reply to: incoserv

BUILD ALL ROADS SO THAT THEY'D ONLY GO DOWNHILL!!!!!!

Drive south. It's downhill all the way to the equator.

originally posted by: ketsuko

originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: incoserv

I suppose the corollary to this would be the capitalist idea to make all roads go uphill? Think of the demand it would create for oil.

Why limit yourself to oil? Demand for any energy you can force people to need to buy.

Lets have an Affordable Fuel Act, and put a maximum limit of 5 MPG on vehicles as a form of market driven energy subsidy.

originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: incoserv

I suppose the corollary to this would be the capitalist idea to make all roads go uphill? Think of the demand it would create for oil.

Now we're on a roll!!!!