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Ever since I read all the hand wringing about how higher gas & energy prices are regressive & hurt the poor I’ve come to the same viewpoint as you. It’s not lik
by ip26 4y ago
Ever since I read all the hand wringing about how higher gas & energy prices are regressive & hurt the poor I’ve come to the same viewpoint as you. It’s not like I prefer high energy prices, but in a capitalist system that’s pretty much the system working as designed.
- kepler1 4y agoI mean yes, I'm not trying to be cruel or unsympathetic. We should help and minimize the harm to people who are being left behind. But equally, gasoline used to cost $1/gallon. People used to communicate by mail and have to use pay phones. Then people came to be expected to buy more efficient cars, pay more for gasoline, and communicate electronically. And by the way, many people who aren't dealing successfully with things getting more expensive are because they're being very inefficient. Think of all the houses and cars that were totally inefficient before higher energy prices caused them to upgrade? Life moves on. People are forced to adapt.