BlackTerrel
08-28-2010, 01:49 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1306058/China-traffic-jam-enters-11th-day-officials-admit-weeks.html
Next time you are stuck in a traffic jam, just think of the traumas inflicted on China's drivers.
Thousands of motorists have been caught up in a 60-mile tailback since August 14 - an incredible 11 days ago. And it could last a further three weeks.
While many motorists took detours, some ended up trapped for up to five days, sleeping in their cars and taking shifts behind the wheel.
And local traders made the most of the situation by setting up stalls and roaming from lorry to lorry selling their wares at exorbitant prices...
....Within hours, a mini-industry sprang up at points where traffic was at a standstill, with locals charging high prices for food and refreshments.
Hundreds of thousands of people stuck in a massive traffic jam for 11 days without access to food and water. Can you imagine if the government tried to get these people food and drink? It would a disaster as we witnessed here during hurricane Katrina.
Yet in China, a country that was considered communist until not very long ago, the private sector immediately springs into action, feeds hungry people and makes a nice profit.
That's how shit works. If the Chinese government tried to undertake a massive operation to feed these people it would never work.
Exhibit A as to why capitalism is awesome and the private sector will always manage better than the government.
Next time you are stuck in a traffic jam, just think of the traumas inflicted on China's drivers.
Thousands of motorists have been caught up in a 60-mile tailback since August 14 - an incredible 11 days ago. And it could last a further three weeks.
While many motorists took detours, some ended up trapped for up to five days, sleeping in their cars and taking shifts behind the wheel.
And local traders made the most of the situation by setting up stalls and roaming from lorry to lorry selling their wares at exorbitant prices...
....Within hours, a mini-industry sprang up at points where traffic was at a standstill, with locals charging high prices for food and refreshments.
Hundreds of thousands of people stuck in a massive traffic jam for 11 days without access to food and water. Can you imagine if the government tried to get these people food and drink? It would a disaster as we witnessed here during hurricane Katrina.
Yet in China, a country that was considered communist until not very long ago, the private sector immediately springs into action, feeds hungry people and makes a nice profit.
That's how shit works. If the Chinese government tried to undertake a massive operation to feed these people it would never work.
Exhibit A as to why capitalism is awesome and the private sector will always manage better than the government.