Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoWhy is the Secretary of Transportation Begging Americans to Take More Road Trips?usa.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkWhy is the Secretary of Transportation Begging Americans to Take More Road Trips?usa.streetsblog.orgDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremegopie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·3 days agoMaybe because the automotive market is doing poorly at the moment, and gas demand is down as well.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·3 days agoI think it’s the economic cratering rather than simple preferences at work here.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 days agoPresumably people are chosing food over travel… 10% of Americans account for 50% of discretionary consumption. We are technically already in bifurcated economy. The poors living hand to mouth without possibly of gaining sufficient capital to escape their condition.
minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoTechnically the elimination of the poor will improve equality
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoOr we could eliminate the billionaires to fix this issue.
minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agothat would drastically reduce GDP though
Maybe because the automotive market is doing poorly at the moment, and gas demand is down as well.
I think it’s the economic cratering rather than simple preferences at work here.
Presumably people are chosing food over travel…
10% of Americans account for 50% of discretionary consumption. We are technically already in bifurcated economy.
The poors living hand to mouth without possibly of gaining sufficient capital to escape their condition.
Technically the elimination of the poor will improve equality
Or we could eliminate the billionaires to fix this issue.
that would drastically reduce GDP though