Jonathan Webb, Introduction, Question 6

      While reading the introduction, I sometimes had to stop and think about what the author was saying and realize how true his statements were. The first of the two statements that struck me was when Mr. Wheelan mentioned, "The problem is not that we like cars; the problem is that we don't have to pay the full cost of driving them" (xxi). I had never thought about that, and it just made me realize how big of a problem that is. He goes on listing what we're not paying and says we wouldn't do a lot of things if we had to pay the full cost for it. The second statement is when he mentioned how Economics is evolving. Thought the statement was a nice thing to know, a good piece of knowledge to remember. Later on he mentions that people tend to think that what is happening now is what's most likely to happen later...and how that not true. I thought it was a very good thing to remember when talking about econ now and in the future.