▲ 1257 ▼ While wondering how much of this is going straight into Trump's pocket (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago by HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) You seem to misunderstand their point, without cheap gas the US would have developed differently permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) America's transit issues is a problem 80 years in the making and covers everything from a post WW2 economic boom to intense lobbying of congress by car manufacturers. Gas is one part of the function, but seems pointless to make up a hypothetical about undoing 80 years of history when we're discussing current events If you make gas expensive today it doesn't shorten anyone's commute. Maybe it applies pressure to build public infrastructure, but it's going to take decades to restructure the US. In that time the people suffer and have no other option but to endure the cost permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) America's transit issues is a problem 80 years in the making and covers everything from a post WW2 economic boom to intense lobbying of congress by car manufacturers. Gas is one part of the function, but seems pointless to make up a hypothetical about undoing 80 years of history when we're discussing current events If you make gas expensive today it doesn't shorten anyone's commute. Maybe it applies pressure to build public infrastructure, but it's going to take decades to restructure the US. In that time the people suffer and have no other option but to endure the cost permalink fedilink source parent
