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You think it is a smarter move to let the gas price get higher?

• pjc50 5y ago
  I think it's a necessary part of a climate transition! It's just politically very difficult to do unless it happens by accident.
• kennywinker 5y ago
  It feels to me more like a "you made your bed, now it's time to lie in it" situation. Yeah high gas prices are going to hurt people, but we had plenty of warning this kind of thing was coming, and plenty of chances to steer away from it.
  • throwaway894345 5y ago
    Agreed that we’ve had plenty of chances, and I’m sure watching others suffer for their actions feels very cathartic to the partisan variety of environmentalist; however, abruptly driving up prices on everything is certain to make climate initiatives deeply unpopular.
    • lordloki 5y ago
      Too many people here don't understand human nature. High gas prices mean that self-proscribed "environmentalists" will be losing elections for the foreseeable future. Right now we should be focusing on energy independence and that means more oil and more investment into renewables.
      • kennywinker 5y ago
        I guess I'm hoping it'll mean people drive less
  • DeWilde 5y ago
    It is that type of situation, and it would much better if only people could take it stoically. But that won't happen, economic hardship hurts a lot and people in democratic systems will just vote away any ecological provisions that are causing them pain.