tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424811260414360429.post7667909719582912813..comments2023-09-01T11:41:49.290-04:00Comments on Starting the Conversation: How Do We Slow Down the Train?Leonard Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299039502210960721noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424811260414360429.post-69372168799429986902010-11-14T19:59:59.091-05:002010-11-14T19:59:59.091-05:00Nice article. I would suggest though, that the tw...Nice article. I would suggest though, that the two examples you mention don't really think about their "inalienable right" to dirty the planet. They just don't think at all. For them only the world within their immediate field of vision exists, and only satisfying their own egos matter. Out of sight is quite literally out of mind. Since the only thing such people care about is their own personal lives, the only way to change their effect on the planet is to take steps that affect them personally. Your Maserati driver might think differently if gas was thrice the price, or if he had to pay a toll to drive downtown. Your litterer might think differently if the penalty for littering was to spend the day cleaning up dog crap in the park. Then again, they might not, but on the plus side we'd have more tax dollars for public transit and there'd be less dog crap in the park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com