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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Thursday February 19, 2026 @07:38PM (#47082063)
Slave class? What?

> You must drive a new vehicle under 5 years old, [..]

No? And no one is forced to drive anything. I don't own a car.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by staringforward on Thursday February 19, 2026 @09:22PM (#47082877)
> no one is forced to drive anything. I don't own a car.

Cut him some slack, it is hard for an American to imagine anybody living without a car.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by TurdF3rguson on Thursday February 19, 2026 @09:59PM (#47083108)
In NYC it's hard to imagine owning a car. Everywhere else it's hard to imagine not owning one.
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