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Re:Americans Don’t Understand How Bad Climate Change Is or W... by pmiller2 on Monday December 24, 2018 @06:26PM (#18754864)
How much do you expect the 57% of Americans who have less than $1000 in savings[0] to sacrifice? My point is that most people simply aren’t in a position to do what you suggest. ——

[0]: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/budget-...

Re:Americans Don’t Understand How Bad Climate Change Is or W... by closeparen on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:10AM (#18757661)
You're right, most people aren't in a position to "just move," but the constituency fighting to keep cities exclusive is not that large, and it won't take many to overpower it. Then, with easy access to urban apartments, people can free themselves from the expense of owning and maintaining cars.