You pay more at the pump, but we likely pay as much, just through constant oil subsidies. Without those, we’d be paying more per gallon at the pump. This way, even those who don’t drive still pay for oil! Capitalism!
In Europe, the price is mostly paid by the consumer. In America, the government subsidizes the industry to the tune of billions per year, both at the federal and state levels. It makes gullible people think American fuel prices are lower, when in fact it socializes the cost of fuel onto all of society.
Counterpoint: I live in Europe and pay €0 for gas. I walk, bike, and take transit. That’s literally impossible in much of the US.
Most delivery trucks around here are electric. Most power generation is renewable, importing some nuclear. Some fossil fuels still in the mix, but if the government was smart they would phase it out.
A lot less on a per capita served basis than it would take to drive all those people that are served by the truck to the place where the food comes from and back again
I fill up like 4 times a year though so personally I’m surviving, and it seems Van der Leyen & Co are pushing hard for EU energy independence helped by this, so that’s quite cool IMO.
And somehow, Europe pays much more for gas because of an american war.
You pay more at the pump, but we likely pay as much, just through constant oil subsidies. Without those, we’d be paying more per gallon at the pump. This way, even those who don’t drive still pay for oil! Capitalism!
Yet when we suggest doing the same for healthcare it’s “socialism” and a bad thing
In Europe, the price is mostly paid by the consumer. In America, the government subsidizes the industry to the tune of billions per year, both at the federal and state levels. It makes gullible people think American fuel prices are lower, when in fact it socializes the cost of fuel onto all of society.
Counterpoint: I live in Europe and pay €0 for gas. I walk, bike, and take transit. That’s literally impossible in much of the US.
The trucks that bring your food to within walking distance use a fair bit of if fuel.
Most delivery trucks around here are electric. Most power generation is renewable, importing some nuclear. Some fossil fuels still in the mix, but if the government was smart they would phase it out.
A lot less on a per capita served basis than it would take to drive all those people that are served by the truck to the place where the food comes from and back again
I fill up like 4 times a year though so personally I’m surviving, and it seems Van der Leyen & Co are pushing hard for EU energy independence helped by this, so that’s quite cool IMO.
4x a year? When work is busy, I might fill up four times in a week.