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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by Mashimo on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:48AM (#32564102)
> very decent income to structure your life in a way that allows zero car usage

Why do you need very decent income for that?

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by rtlfe on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:54AM (#32564956)
In the US it's because the least car-dependent cities all enacting zoning ordinances in the mid-1900s that prevented housing supply from keeping up with demand and made it very expensive to live there.
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