Well it seems people in the rest of the world don’t know how cost of living, inflation, or necessity work either.
The US is structured so you need a car unless you’re one of a lucky few in an urban area not built for cars. The nearest grocery store to me is a 20 minute drive in both directions.
The problem isn’t the raw cost of gas, it’s the relative increase in cost which raises the cost of living in step because you cannot live here without a car. It prices people out of getting to their job and going to the grocery store.
The US is structured so you need a car unless you’re one of a lucky few in an urban area not built for cars.
People in other countries are also reliant on cars. Even if public transport is available, it’s often overpriced and unreliable.
The problem isn’t the raw cost of gas, it’s the relative increase in cost which raises the cost of living in step because you cannot live here without a car.
The same is true in the rest of the world and there the cost is much higher.
Again, the high cost isn’t the problem, it’s that it is now higher than it was before and wages haven’t gone up to match it. Of course that’s the case outside the US too, we’re all in the same boat. All I’m saying is the low starting price point does not change the burden it puts on people’s wallets when it gets more expensive.
Well it seems people in the rest of the world don’t know how cost of living, inflation, or necessity work either.
The US is structured so you need a car unless you’re one of a lucky few in an urban area not built for cars. The nearest grocery store to me is a 20 minute drive in both directions.
The problem isn’t the raw cost of gas, it’s the relative increase in cost which raises the cost of living in step because you cannot live here without a car. It prices people out of getting to their job and going to the grocery store.
People in other countries are also reliant on cars. Even if public transport is available, it’s often overpriced and unreliable.
The same is true in the rest of the world and there the cost is much higher.
Again, the high cost isn’t the problem, it’s that it is now higher than it was before and wages haven’t gone up to match it. Of course that’s the case outside the US too, we’re all in the same boat. All I’m saying is the low starting price point does not change the burden it puts on people’s wallets when it gets more expensive.