@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 11 months agoCalifornia auto insurance costs set to rise by 54%, new report saysabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square55arrow-up1162cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1162external-linkCalifornia auto insurance costs set to rise by 54%, new report saysabc7.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square55cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.ml
minus-square@Saledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•11 months agoCar manufacturers have lobbied to make America only accessible by car. As a consequence, you now have no sensible choice but to drive everywhere. Imagine if gas prices were to double tomorrow. What would you do?
minus-square@the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•11 months agoIt would still be cheaper to drive.
minus-square@Saledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•11 months agoAnd with most other things, you wouldn’t just accept it if the price doubled, but with gas, you’d have no choice.
Car manufacturers have lobbied to make America only accessible by car. As a consequence, you now have no sensible choice but to drive everywhere. Imagine if gas prices were to double tomorrow. What would you do?
It would still be cheaper to drive.
And with most other things, you wouldn’t just accept it if the price doubled, but with gas, you’d have no choice.