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this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2026
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Oh no! Is it time for the auto industry to collapse, get 81 billion dollars, change nothing, and berate the American consumer for being too poor to buy their cars that now cost twice as much for no specific reason other than capitalism again?
It sure as hell isn't time to ride the bus or build a train. So I guess we're doing your thing.
Noice. Schedule another for 2041?
That's optimistic, better pencil in 2029
I'll hold the date, thank you.
public transportation is pretty lacking in teh us, even "funded blue area" they are usually neglected too.
In the states, certainly. Countries in Europe have done a much better job, and they've even reaped a dividend as a result. Spain, Germany, France, even Italy generate economic growth when they roll out new lines where they want to see more development or expand traffic into popular city centers.
Biggest self-inflicted wound the UK did to itself to date was nixing the HS2 Northern Leg. Similarly, in the states, Houston/Dallas got royally fucked when the HSR connecting those two big metropoles got axed. Dallas is supposed to be gearing up as the NYC of the Gulf Coast. But it's impossible to get people into or out of town except through their maxed-out airports and clogged highways.
After getting that $88 billion bailout They'll bring back sedans and start researching EVs...for about 4 years and switch back to gas guzzling jacked up overcompensating trucks for the men and big suburbans/yukons for the moms who pay more attention to their phones than the road.
Rinse repeat
Dodge: here's your Dart
Chevy: here's another Cobalt clone that uses a worse motor
Ford: We'll make any Sedan you want as long as it's a Mustang and not a sedan
"th-thanks..." ๐