What would that give us that we don't have now with the archives? On Feb 5, 2008, at 7:47 PM, OhioWeaver@aol.com wrote: > > > Now that feels better. And thanks for giving this a real > consideration: > mailing list AND message board! > > Gael Entrikin 1508 28th St SW Rochester MN 55902 507 288 3948 Much American consumption is wasteful and contributes little or nothing to quality of life. For example, per capita oil consumption in Western Europe is about half of ours, yet Western Europe’s standard of living is higher by any reasonable criterion, including life expectancy, health, infant mortality, access to medical care, financial security after retirement, vacation time, quality of public schools and support for the arts. Ask yourself whether Americans’ wasteful use of gasoline contributes positively to any of those measures. Jared Diamond