Veronica Burgos, You Disgust Me
From the New York Times:
Veronica Burgos, a 39-year-old bookkeeper, says she is not about to give up her aging gas-guzzling navy blue Ford Explorer to commute to work and shuttle her children around, even though gasoline prices in the Los Angeles area where she lives are now “ridiculous.”
“With this S.U.V., you really feel it, but I have two kids so I need it,” she said. “In reality my husband would probably rather that I don’t drive the S.U.V. so much, but I still do and I drive quite a bit. With work and two kids and all their activities, especially on the weekend, we’re more comfortable in the S.U.V. So what are you going to do?”
Reality is a place most Americans haven’t seen in a while. Tax gas. Heavily, heavily tax gas before it’s too late. Reading quotes like this makes me think George Jr. really is the right president for the right people. He doesn’t believe in Reality either.
Posted on April 4th, 2007 under News • 
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