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Yet another said, "Sadly, the ovenuhelming ego of the American collective will continue to pushfor there to be two cars in every driveway. It is absurdly ineff'icient, but when you look at the alternatives, there are none outside of major metropolitan areas. Until something changes, there will be little progress. "
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