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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

NGL, I kind of want higher prices to get people to stop driving so fucking much, but obviously this will impact transportation of goods which isn't good. Plus can't always take public trans and obviously they aren't pushing EVs so really, not how I'd do it (stupid monkeys paw).

Now, a tax on oil that directly funds green transport for working class, that would work. But that would require someone who gives a shit and knew what they were doing, and instead we have the dumbest trade war in history.