I have lived in many international cities and used their transit systems, good and bad. Japan's and Europe's Rail Systems, were reborn by the US Military, after WWII, because of the necessity to rebuild it to keep the populations from starving and to restore industry and production--jobs. We have the experiance and ability to do that here in the USA. Why don't we? Our infrastructure is worn out and outdated.

I have owned and driven many fine and expensive automobiles. My situation these days don't require me to commute or take my children to school or the activities families do with life in a suburban lifestyle. The price of fuel will not affect my driving significantly. I will go where and when I need to go. I feel for the families who are stretched to the limits and more.

I posted a comment about the falling prices of S600's and the price of fuel. It was a comment about the impact of fuel prices, prevailing over the desirability of a beautiful V12 Benz, at even 10% of it's original purchase price. Rolls-Royce, is worse, but BMW's purchase of the company, may have an effect on the older cars, and their image it portrays in today's dilemma.

Well...What transportation systems would we all use? What cars do we want to drive? Do we want Domestics, instead of Imports? How long will it be to when we go back to 1 car per family, instead of a car for every driver? What are the alternatives for us? Are we still our own Master of our Freedoms? Are we still Americans, in the Classical Sense or International Consumers, with the Globalization of our American Corporations?

We need new ideas and thinking for our future...It starts here! Post them here if you wish. Fire Away! We all need to know.