It's World Bicycle Day today!⁣ ⁣ "Bicycle is the slow death of the planet."⁣ ⁣ A banker made the economists think this when [they] said:⁣ ⁣ “A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: [they don't] buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. [They] don't pay insurance policies. Don't buy fuel, don't pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. [They don't] use paid parking. Doesn't cause any major accidents. No need for multi-lane highways.⁣ ⁣ [They are] not getting obese.⁣ ⁣ Healthy people are not necessary or useful to the economy. They are not buying the medicine. They don't go to hospitals or doctors.⁣ ⁣ They add nothing to the country's GDP.⁣ ⁣ "On the contrary, each new McDonald’s store creates at least 30 jobs—actually 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietitians and nutritionists—obviously as well as the people who work in the store itself."⁣ ⁣ Choose wisely: a bike or a McDonald's? It's something to think about.⁣ ⁣ ~ Emeric Sillo⁣ ⁣ PS: walking is even worse. Pede...