> From: Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> ... the pleasure gained is worth the small extravagance.
It's interesting how extravagances, pleasures, and necessities change over time.
We're all caught up in a "current expense" mirage.
We may think we're only spending some money that we earned in the past week or
month, but in reality, we are most likely spending the non-replaceble stored
capital of millions of years of savings, plus the opportunity for future
generations to have as simple pleasures that which we now consider necessities.
That's meant as an observation, not as a value judgement against anyone in
particular, although I'm certain some will choose to take offence.
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At the root of our problem is America's addiction to cheap energy. It would be
a sad commentary if our leaders found it easier to send Americans to fight in
the desert than to impose gasoline and other energy taxes. -- James Gustave
Speth
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