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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by decremental on Sunday August 29, 2021 @03:39AM (#28344939)
It's probably bad if you're living paycheck to paycheck and you're struggling to get by. Then on top of already extremely high gas prices they increase further. On top of prices for everything else going up and the value of the dollar going down. Sure, it's probably a bad thing altogether.
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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by southerntofu on Sunday August 29, 2021 @05:40AM (#28345440)
> It's probably bad if you're living paycheck to paycheck and you're struggling to get by.

That's precisely what kickstarted the Gilets Jaunes movement in France almost 3 years ago now.

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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by MisterBastahrd on Sunday August 29, 2021 @03:58AM (#28344992)
Gas prices are comically low in the US compared to other countries.
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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by gruez on Sunday August 29, 2021 @09:53AM (#28346692)
If they're living paycheck to paycheck, it doesn't matter that it's "comically low in the US compared to other countries", because that would already be factored into their budgets.
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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by LurkingPenguin on Sunday August 29, 2021 @05:17AM (#28345328)
But Americans drive substantially more miles each year than people in other countries do.

https://policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/how-much-do-amer...

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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by halfdan on Sunday August 29, 2021 @06:51AM (#28345722)
In cars that burn substantially more fuel per mile than cars in other countries..
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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by southerntofu on Sunday August 29, 2021 @05:42AM (#28345445)
Note that this is not just due to geography but to actual urban planning/architecture. Post-WWII US cities were explicitly designed for cars, and that's a disaster ecologically and practically.

See also Ivan Illich's Tools for Conviviality which has a long analysis on why car-oriented cities has a terribly-low efficiency.

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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by imtringued on Sunday August 29, 2021 @06:14AM (#28345576)
It's a disaster financially. Especially in california with prop 13 people don't pay enough property taxes to maintain the suburban infrastructure in front of their houses.
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Re:Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead o... by trophycase on Sunday August 29, 2021 @04:04AM (#28345010)
Well you know what they say... no pain no gain.
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