re market access in article r acf nh agate berkeley edu robohen ocf berkeley edu henry robertson writes now now before we get too carried away here keep in mind that owning any car in korea is a luxury that only the ruling class can afford every government agency worth its salt finds some reason to levy a tax on car ownership last i heard there were seven different fees to pay to own a car i believe this is the sort of petty bureaucratic inefficiency that new president kim young sam wants to eradicate basically i think the rules came into place as bureaucrats from plebian backgrounds wanted to wreak revenge on the ruling class in exchange zaibatsu s like hyundai screwed over smaller companies perpetuating a vicious cycle i have faith that korean people can potentially build cars as well as anyone else but for now hyundai cars seem to reflect the tensions within society of screwy components that won t work together stubborn like a mule the car either won t go forward or won t stop at all hahahahahaha gasp pant hm i m not sure whether the above was just a silly remark or a serious remark but in case there are some misconceptions i think henry robertson hasn t updated his data file on korea since mid s owning a car in korea is no longer a luxury most middle class people in korea can afford a car and do have at least one car the problem in korea especially in seoul is that there are just so many privately owned cars as well as taxis and buses the rush hour has become a hour phenomenon and that there is no place to park last time i heard back in january the kim administration wanted to legislate a law requireing a potential car owner to provide his or her own parking area just like they do in japan also henry would be glad to know that hyundai isn t the only car manufacturer in korea daewoo has always manufactured cars and i believe kia is back in business as well imported cars such as mercury sable are becoming quite popular as well though they are still quite expensive finally please ignore henry s posting about korean politics and bureaucracy he s quite uninformed t h brian chung happiness is this sig was brought jfe alchemy tn cornell edu tea earl grey hot to you by frungy the jfe cornella bitnet lake st apt a sport of kings cesr thc ithaca ny
