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In response to "And then gas prices hit $20/gal. -- nm" by Spawn

And it gets even more expensive to be poor. -- nm

Posted by znufrii Nov 16 '21, 11:21

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And this is where a government comes in, to help during the process of technological upheaval -- nm* - ty97 Nov 16, 11:35 7
- Hopefully in the form of subsidies for people needing to buy an EV and not subsidies to prop up the petroleum industry. - TWuG Nov 16, 11:38
- Be honest, you had trouble keeping a straight face while typing that, didn’t you? -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:36 2
  - Not at all. This is an important purpose of a functioning government. - ty97 Nov 16, 11:40 1
    - Your IM is what I was pointing at, yes. -- nm* - znufrii Nov 16, 11:40
- Like they have with affordable broadband? -- nm - JD Nov 16, 11:36 2
  - Isn’t that in the infrastructure bill? Or is it in BBB? -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:38 1
    - Infrastructure has some provisions to help increase broadband coverage. -- nm - TWuG Nov 16, 11:39
Sadly, yes. But the glut of ICE cars on the used market should reduce the cost of having a car, but operating costs will increase. -- nm - TWuG Nov 16, 11:25
They clearly need to work overtime and buy a new car. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:23

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