One for the economists and cyclists here on SH.
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
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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).
- Every new McDonalds, on the other hand:
- Creates at least 30 jobs, 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists plus the people who work at the restaurant itself.
Choose carefully: cycle or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.