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At some level a car is a luxury good which doesn't really scale. American car ownership is a historical aberration that continues to take its toll on the climat
by howinteresting 3y ago
At some level a car is a luxury good which doesn't really scale. American car ownership is a historical aberration that continues to take its toll on the climate, both due to emissions from the cars themselves and with subsidized suburban and rural living.
- George83728 3y agoIt's all about turning a commodity into a luxury; an extremely regressive policy tantamount to throwing gasoline on the inequality fire. If use of cars is to be curtailed, they should be banned for everybody. The rich should not be allowed to buy their way out of these changes.