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It's probably bad if you're living paycheck to paycheck and you're struggling to get by. Then on top of already extremely high gas prices they increase further.
by decremental 5y ago
It's probably bad if you're living paycheck to paycheck and you're struggling to get by. Then on top of already extremely high gas prices they increase further. On top of prices for everything else going up and the value of the dollar going down. Sure, it's probably a bad thing altogether.
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoGas prices are comically low in the US compared to other countries.
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoBut Americans drive substantially more miles each year than people in other countries do. https://policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/how-much-do-americans-drive/ https://policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/how-much-do-amer...
- southerntofu 5y agoNote that this is not just due to geography but to actual urban planning/architecture. Post-WWII US cities were explicitly designed for cars, and that's a disaster ecologically and practically. See also Ivan Illich's Tools for Conviviality which has a long analysis on why car-oriented cities has a terribly-low efficiency.
- imtringued 5y agoIt's a disaster financially. Especially in california with prop 13 people don't pay enough property taxes to maintain the suburban infrastructure in front of their houses.
- halfdan 5y agoIn cars that burn substantially more fuel per mile than cars in other countries..
- gruez 5y agoIf they're living paycheck to paycheck, it doesn't matter that it's "comically low in the US compared to other countries", because that would already be factored into their budgets.
- trophycase 5y agoWell you know what they say... no pain no gain.
- southerntofu 5y ago> It's probably bad if you're living paycheck to paycheck and you're struggling to get by. That's precisely what kickstarted the Gilets Jaunes movement in France almost 3 years ago now.