Something to ponder!!
Jul 25, 2021 12:44:49 #
The bicycle is the slow death of the planet !!
General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said:
"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars
and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance
policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary
maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said:
"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars
and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance
policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary
maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
Jul 25, 2021 12:50:38 #
Interesting take on riding a bike and its economic impact.
FRENCHY wrote:
The bicycle is the slow death of the planet !! br ... (show quote)
Jul 25, 2021 13:03:08 #
Jul 25, 2021 13:42:18 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
Add me to those who stimulate the economy. My fat keester has not been on a bicycle since I was 15. That was about 60 years ago.
Jul 25, 2021 15:05:41 #
Alafoto wrote:
Add me to those who stimulate the economy. My fat keester has not been on a bicycle since I was 15. That was about 60 years ago.
Jul 25, 2021 15:05:55 #
Jul 25, 2021 15:07:15 #
anotherview wrote:
Interesting take on riding a bike and its economic impact.
Its fun, just like saying "if there was more peoples outside, it will look like the house is empty
Jul 25, 2021 16:13:40 #
Jul 26, 2021 11:22:28 #
FRENCHY wrote:
The bicycle is the slow death of the planet !! br ... (show quote)
Not a lot of fat bicyclists. That is true. A lot of bicyclists in China too. Maybe that is one of the reasons why China's economy will never overtake the U.S.'s.
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