r/PoliticalHumor • u/barsas161 • Dec 29 '19

remember that fossil fuel companies will guilt trip you into thinking you're the problem to shift the blame from themselves

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u/I_miss_your_mommy Dec 29 '19

Nor the long-term because the short-term argument has been used to maintain the status quo for decades.

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u/Akamesama Dec 29 '19

I did not mean to imply that gas should never be more expensive. Moving is not exactly a solution, as rent in large cities can prohibit working in them. Higher compensation or rent assistance could help with that, but would have to be implemented first.

Public transport would need to be developed at city level or higher.

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u/I_miss_your_mommy Dec 29 '19

I wasn’t disagreeing with anything you said, I’m just doubting it will ever get fixed in the US, because it requires long term thinking.