Economist warns: the bicycle is the slow death of the planet

According to the General Director of Euro Exim Bank, the bicycle is the slow death of the planet.  

The noted economist got other 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. Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. [Cyclists] don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product). 

"On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself." 

So choose carefully: bicycles or McDonald's? It's worth thinking about!

Afterthought: Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles. 

Thanks to Agent 6, who, to the best of our knowledge, has never been seen riding a bicycle.

Footnote: Did you notice the name of the manufacturer of this fine penny-farthing bicycle. Here all this time I thought Popes were elected by the princes of the Church... for better or (in the case of the incumbent) worse.