LA to Vegas $20 via train (Inconvenient oil prices)

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Wouldn't this be great? Just think how much gas this would save on the 15 highway.



(Although Vegas still needs a lot of energy for all that air conditioning!)


I remember seeing this scenario two years ago:

I think once dollars are disappearing from people's pockets,
ignoring the problem will become inconvenient!

Intuition tells me with gas prices in California July 2008 averaging $4.61 we are going to see a different climate in six months from now. Things will change fast (even if 20 per cent of the oil inflated price is due to market speculation).