return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 27 days agoCalifornia auto insurance costs set to rise by 54%, new report saysabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down13cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlcalifornia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1157arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia auto insurance costs set to rise by 54%, new report saysabc7.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlcalifornia@lemmy.world
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days 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-squarethe_toast_is_gone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoIt would still be cheaper to drive.
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days 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.