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Taxing gas to build public transport makes sense, but a high speed rail network is only a partial solution in my view. What do you do when you arrive at your station? The way soCal is laid out, you’ll need an extensive local public transportation system as well to service the high speed network, and work places will need to be more clustered. With the cost of land so high, I see development becoming more vertical. Downtown LA is going through a metamorphosis, with many loft style dwellings offering an alternative to suburban living. Town planning needs to embrace the Roman idea of a hub.

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Taxing gas to build public transport makes sense, but a high speed rail network is only a partial solution in my view. What do you do when you arrive at your station? The way soCal is laid out, you’ll need an extensive local public transportation system as well to service the high speed network, and work places will need to be more clustered. With the cost of land so high, I see development becoming more vertical. Downtown LA is going through a metamorphosis, with many loft style dwellings offering an alternative to suburban living. Town planning needs to embrace the Roman idea of a hub.

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Taxing gas to build public transport makes sense, but a high speed rail network is only a partial solution in my view. What do you do when you arrive at your station? The way soCal is laid out, you’ll need an extensive local public transportation system as well to service the high speed network, and work places will need to be more clustered. With the cost of land so high, I see development becoming more vertical. Downtown LA is going through a metamorphosis, with many loft style dwellings offering an alternative to suburban living. Town planning needs to embrace the Roman idea of a hub.

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Taxing gas to build public transport makes sense, but a high speed rail network is only a partial solution in my view. What do you do when you arrive at your station? The way soCal is laid out, you’ll need an extensive local public transportation system as well to service the high speed network, and work places will need to be more clustered. With the cost of land so high, I see development becoming more vertical. Downtown LA is going through a metamorphosis, with many loft style dwellings offering an alternative to suburban living. Town planning needs to embrace the Roman idea of a hub.

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Taxing gas to build public transport makes sense, but a high speed rail network is only a partial solution in my view. What do you do when you arrive at your station? The way soCal is laid out, you’ll need an extensive local public transportation system as well to service the high speed network, and work places will need to be more clustered. With the cost of land so high, I see development becoming more vertical. Downtown LA is going through a metamorphosis, with many loft style dwellings offering an alternative to suburban living. Town planning needs to embrace the Roman idea of a hub.

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I notice on some US news TV stations they play up the “international celebrations” thing, but the truth is that the world is a very big place, and it is likely only a small percentage of people follow US elections. Obama’s victory will be reported in national papers, but a lot of people won’t really know who he is, or much about him. The fact that he has African American roots will attract attention, but not much else. There is a bit of a misperception in the US that the rest of the world is sitting in the same room, but this is a little removed from the reality.

However, you are right that Bush has put the US under the international spotlight, and blotted the proverbial copy-book somewhat. In direct contrast, Obama will be seen as a very moderate figure, who is much more fluent in world-speak. His tone and demeanor are less likely to inflame the ranks of anti-Americanism. Anyone listening to his closing speech last night, would have been struck by his conciliatory tones, realism, and understatement. Whether he lives up to the task in hand remains to be seen, but if his campaign is anything to go by, there’s hope in my view.

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I notice on some US news TV stations they play up the “international celebrations” thing, but the truth is that the world is a very big place, and it is likely only a small percentage of people follow US elections. Obama’s victory will be reported in national papers, but a lot of people won’t really know who he is, or much about him. The fact that he has African American roots will attract attention, but not much else. There is a bit of a misperception in the US that the rest of the world is sitting in the same room, but this is a little removed from the reality.

However, you are right that Bush has put the US under the international spotlight, and blotted the proverbial copy-book somewhat. In direct contrast, Obama will be seen as a very moderate figure, who is much more fluent in world-speak. His tone and demeanor are less likely to inflame the ranks of anti-Americanism. Anyone listening to his closing speech last night, would have been struck by his conciliatory tones, realism, and understatement. Whether he lives up to the task in hand remains to be seen, but if his campaign is anything to go by, there’s hope in my view.

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I notice on some US news TV stations they play up the “international celebrations” thing, but the truth is that the world is a very big place, and it is likely only a small percentage of people follow US elections. Obama’s victory will be reported in national papers, but a lot of people won’t really know who he is, or much about him. The fact that he has African American roots will attract attention, but not much else. There is a bit of a misperception in the US that the rest of the world is sitting in the same room, but this is a little removed from the reality.

However, you are right that Bush has put the US under the international spotlight, and blotted the proverbial copy-book somewhat. In direct contrast, Obama will be seen as a very moderate figure, who is much more fluent in world-speak. His tone and demeanor are less likely to inflame the ranks of anti-Americanism. Anyone listening to his closing speech last night, would have been struck by his conciliatory tones, realism, and understatement. Whether he lives up to the task in hand remains to be seen, but if his campaign is anything to go by, there’s hope in my view.

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I notice on some US news TV stations they play up the “international celebrations” thing, but the truth is that the world is a very big place, and it is likely only a small percentage of people follow US elections. Obama’s victory will be reported in national papers, but a lot of people won’t really know who he is, or much about him. The fact that he has African American roots will attract attention, but not much else. There is a bit of a misperception in the US that the rest of the world is sitting in the same room, but this is a little removed from the reality.

However, you are right that Bush has put the US under the international spotlight, and blotted the proverbial copy-book somewhat. In direct contrast, Obama will be seen as a very moderate figure, who is much more fluent in world-speak. His tone and demeanor are less likely to inflame the ranks of anti-Americanism. Anyone listening to his closing speech last night, would have been struck by his conciliatory tones, realism, and understatement. Whether he lives up to the task in hand remains to be seen, but if his campaign is anything to go by, there’s hope in my view.

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I notice on some US news TV stations they play up the “international celebrations” thing, but the truth is that the world is a very big place, and it is likely only a small percentage of people follow US elections. Obama’s victory will be reported in national papers, but a lot of people won’t really know who he is, or much about him. The fact that he has African American roots will attract attention, but not much else. There is a bit of a misperception in the US that the rest of the world is sitting in the same room, but this is a little removed from the reality.

However, you are right that Bush has put the US under the international spotlight, and blotted the proverbial copy-book somewhat. In direct contrast, Obama will be seen as a very moderate figure, who is much more fluent in world-speak. His tone and demeanor are less likely to inflame the ranks of anti-Americanism. Anyone listening to his closing speech last night, would have been struck by his conciliatory tones, realism, and understatement. Whether he lives up to the task in hand remains to be seen, but if his campaign is anything to go by, there’s hope in my view.

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I wouldn’t draw a hard line at $250k but yeah, that’s the gist of it. That’s why Winston Churchill said, “If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
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And if you aren’t completely disillusioned by 60, you must be suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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[quote=asianautica]
I wouldn’t draw a hard line at $250k but yeah, that’s the gist of it. That’s why Winston Churchill said, “If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
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And if you aren’t completely disillusioned by 60, you must be suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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[quote=asianautica]
I wouldn’t draw a hard line at $250k but yeah, that’s the gist of it. That’s why Winston Churchill said, “If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
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And if you aren’t completely disillusioned by 60, you must be suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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[quote=asianautica]
I wouldn’t draw a hard line at $250k but yeah, that’s the gist of it. That’s why Winston Churchill said, “If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
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And if you aren’t completely disillusioned by 60, you must be suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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[quote=asianautica]
I wouldn’t draw a hard line at $250k but yeah, that’s the gist of it. That’s why Winston Churchill said, “If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
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And if you aren’t completely disillusioned by 60, you must be suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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