Re: Copper theft

On 21 Sep 2006 20:15:44 -0700, bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

Raise the cost of commuting enugh, and you won't be able to give away
the more remote housing.

Even better, leave the system alone, and you don't have to do
anything.


2. Business costs rise in congested areas. Businesses move. Jobs,
then, simply move to where houses cost less. It's happening now.

Businesses have their own transport costs. Raise the price of fuel
enough, and they will go back to clustering around railheads - the
railways don't have to run on oil-based fuels.

For steel and rocks, maybe. Businesses like mine, or internet sales of
moderately-sized widgets, can be almost anywhere these days. UPS
shipping rates are based on distance zones, not proximity to
railroads, so for shipping purposes, it doesn't matter where a
business is located. I can ship an $8000 VME module anywhere in the
USA, or receive a reel of 3000 opamps, for $15, so it wouldn't matter
much if the shipping cost increased by a factor of five.

What really determines where a business is located is availability of
the right people. That results in "illogical" things like electronics
being in Silicon Valley.

Your optimism is depressingly ill-informed.

Optimism is always depressing to some people.

John

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