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Re:Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy by ars on Sunday March 29, 2015 @12:17AM (#9283856)
> This is the only time in human history where living farther away from the city is actually cheaper then living closer.

That is not in the slightest true. Your thing about oil is a red herring.

Urban areas (farms back then) were ALWAYS cheaper than cities.

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Re:Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy by crimsonalucard on Sunday March 29, 2015 @12:06PM (#9285321)
Think about the lifestyle we have today. If I live on the farm and work on the farm then yes it's cheaper. But I'm talking about suburbia, in which most people live outside the city but drive into the city to work everyday. That's a huge energy cost that can only be paid for through oil.

Perhaps this statement is more clear: Due to cheap oil this is the only time in history where living outside the city and driving miles and miles to work everyday is cheaper then living in the city right next to work.

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