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[-] hark@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Do we need another oil price shock to teach people a lesson again?

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 25 points 1 year ago

Or just taxing it appropriately, rather than letting people think driving 3 tons of metal 80 miles a day is a normal and responsible thing to do.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

They never last long enough for people to remember the lesson. After a year or two, prices return to 'normal'. Then 2-3 years after that, car makers release fuel efficient vehicles that nobody wants because fuel prices have gone back down.

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago

the steady increases over time have a boiling frog effect. Someone could probably start a gas subscription business right now to offer a steady price at participating gas stations for a monthly fee and make a FUCKLOAD of money.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I talked to a person today at work who complained that their cards tap limit was too low to fill his 1 ton truck. His tap limit: $400.

I don't think the price is going to shock these people.

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