that won’t work. if everyone were to stop driving or relying on gas tomorrow. the oil companies would still raise the price because they are now “losing money” due to low demand and have to raise prices to make up for the make-believe money they are “losing”
No, with production then vastly too high they wound try to sell as much as possible to at least make some money before/during/after shutting down. But you are free point out where a product got obsolete/not bought and still more expensive despite high production in the past.
I assume he doesn’t think this should be paired with ramping up public transit options and bike and pedestrian friendly infrastructure
no, thats evil socialist communism, you unamerican traitor! /s
The trick to lowering gas prices is insert gif of guilottine coming down
You can pry my demand destruction from my cold hands by crashing the economy and laying me off!
The trick to saving money is just to not do anything ever.
Fucking big brain they’ve got there! /s
I would drive less if there were any decent public options that ran frequently.
Ever try waiting for a bus in South Florida sun, 95 deg F anf 100% humidity for 45 min just to have the driver wave you off because the bus is already full.
Oooo let’s get all the cars off the road and ride bikes instead! He said it not me.
Build trolleys and trains you fuckers
Trams*
Also, subways and more busses, just public transport overall (obviously).
And bicycle infrastructure, please.
Sorry didn’t you hear, bikes are dei now.
Isn’t using gas to drive somewhere dei too? Or happened that after 2026?
I think that depends on the day of the week
Then you wind up with this problem
I bet the trick to lowering health care costs is to need health care less, too.
Aha! You’ve figured out their ingenuous strategy! /s
But seriously, what in the smooth-brained bullshit is this kind of logic?!
It’s the same shit they did & still do with COVID-19 testing. ‘If we do less tests, there will be less cases recorded! Problem solved!’
I save money on healthcare by spending 1/4 of my paycheck on health insurance and then absolutely never using it - hoping I cease existing if anything occurs.
Sounds great! I look forward to your heavy federal investment into mass transit
And, let’s all return to the office while we’re driving less, right?
Return to the office, don’t return home. Don’t go anywhere else. No driving.
*points at forehead*
Hope all the miserable assholes who voted for stopping electrification feel it in every part of them. I hope they have to give up on real, meaningful life dreams forever because they are now unaffordable. And I hope their houses specifically burn down in the wildfires the CO2 from their gasoline made so common.
I am beyond done with this gasoline bullshit.
Gas in my region is well over $5 a gallon I don’t notice because we went from 2 cars to 1, and the one is an EV.
Meanwhile I STILL see these absolute morons buying huge gas suvs and trucks because… They need to? Always have a bullshit excuse that’s always easily debunked.
We are at $10.20/Galllon (2.30€/L) and I am so happy I do not need a car.
Y’all buying gas by the hour?
Ha, at this point I wouldn’t be surprised. Fixed it!
You can just electrify on your own though, regardless of what the government wants.
There are a lot of things people can do on their own… in a world where the median US income isn’t $45,000 and responsible and capable products aren’t tariffed to hell.
Mass adoption comes with affordability which comes with support and clear, intentional direction. Consumers don’t shift paradigms when they think the new paradigm won’t go anywhere. We can’t even get people off of X - and that costs NOTHING.
Electrifying on your own is prohibitively expensive for most people, and the fact that those people have to be prepared to also pay an additional premium because they’re fighting their own government at the same time, in a period in time where people can barely afford FOOD, is not tenable.
Using energy costs more money than not using it. With the amount of people flying every day don’t tell me cost is the problem.
With the amount of people flying every day don’t tell me cost is the problem.
Cost is part of the problem.
Dumbass, you think the median person is flying everyday??
There can be some high cost barriers to that in the US.
Adds another lane: drive less!
Stops construction of another public transport project: Drive Less!!
Removes solar power and electric car subsidies: DRIVE Less!
Makes electric bikes illegal: DRIVE LESS!
(Party of freedom, btw)
If it were a dem saying this maga would be crying tyranny like they did with masks during covid.
Supports/encourages RTO policies: Drive less!
Forces for federal employees. More restrictive than pre COVID.
I do hope they keep it up with the hubris cos that always goes well
So, back to home office, yes?
Goolag and Scamazon say no.
