Which of the gases are European’s paying more than Americans? Is it Argon? Don’t they know it’s stored in the bulbs? It’s basically free.
The meme captures the absolute frustration in Europe and the rest of the world for our spiralling costs. Costs arising directly from the elected President illegally attacking Iran, without discussing with anyone but Israel.
We’re not arguing who has the greater car / truck dependency. But for those still wanting to pursue the point, don’t forget that Europeans pay considerably more taxes for our public services and so more tax now too.
How do you do, fellow non-Americans!? Colour me gobsmacked at the euros I’m paying when I procure my petrol (by the liter! this is non-negotiable) to fill my tiny aluminium moped.
You have to say quart instead of liter or they don’t get it. It’s close enough.
Have at it bro, you guys elected a diaper-wearing moron for the SECOND TIME because of the price of eggs 😅
Shaming someone for wearing diapers, which is in and of itself completely harmless, and not for the fact that their government is sending minorities into concentration camps and burning the planet down hurts people who wear diapers that survive like you and me much more than it hurts the addressee.
Europeans don’t have to drive to survive the way most Americans do.
Yes we do.
There are more European countries than the Netherlands.
Ah yes goods and supplies don’t have to come by truck. They can just public transport themselves to the supermarket.
Try living in the alps, for just one instance.
Depends. In cities no. In rural areas or small villages, often yes.
Of course, excuse me while I take the monorail into town to do the weekly shop.
A crass misunderstanding, but sure, if its what you think.
Oh no, if it isn’t the consequences of everyone’s collective actions
Yeah, fuck that guy for not being born in a different place or having the socioeconomic standing to pack up their entire life and move to a better place. He deserves to be miserable for other people’s collective actions!
Lack of empathy for people who inherited their forebearers mistakes is not a desirable character trait.
The consequences of what exactly? Living in a really big country with a much lower population density than Europe?
Fyi, Europe is bigger
That’s such a nonsense argument. 80% of the US lives in an urban area. That has plenty of options for walkable neighborhoods with public transportation. The reason that those don’t exist are active policy choices that people have voted for and keep voting for.
Have you even been to the US? Even most of the urban areas have horrible public transit and even worse infrastructure for biking.
Maybe get off your high horse and engage in reality.
I think that’s exactly what that person is saying though. There is plenty of opportunity for good public infrastructure, but bad policy and auto lobbies have prevented them from happening. A good example is how most neighborhoods are not allowed to be located with businesses/shops/restaurants, and vice versa. This simple change would make so much more of the country more walkable
What about rail? What about EVs?
What about trading in those giant penis extensions you drive for something more fuel efficient?
Living in a country under laws written by oil corporations, in cities whose public transportation was privatized and destroyed by car manufacturers.
Yes… I’m occasionally sorry I was born too. Thanks for that.
I just answered the question. IDK why you’d take that as a personal attack.
Yes but no. What you say came later.
It’s easy to be cynical and point your finger at the corporations and politicians. They certainly play their role in the problem, but placing blame solely on them is really uninformed.
People in the US are spread way the hell out. It’s difficult for lower population areas to institute mass transit that is economically viable due to the low density and distances involved.
And as far as major urban areas with really high population densities? Not everyone who works in a large city lives there. Some people travel 1-2 hours one-way to make more money in the city and live somewhere much more affordable in the suburbs. It’s very hard to effectively service all of the suburban areas that surround large cities.
Bottom line, it’s as much of a logistical problem as any other reason.
Commuting from the suburbs to the city center is a perfect use case for advanced high-capacity public transportation. It’s something that most cities on earth manage, the US could too.
Also this isn’t theoretical. The deliberate prevention of new and in some cases destruction of existing public transportation in the US to increase car dependency is well-documented.
The pressing question is: why must public transport he economical viable when its supposed to enable the economy by moving people from their homes to the working place?
I’d happily pay European-level taxes on my gas if my taxes didn’t purely fund war and keeping the rich in power
I’d happily pay European-level taxes on my gas if I had literally any alternative to driving in my area.
I’d happily pay european-level taxes on my gas if we had the same amount of affordable electric alternatives.
Which country doesn’t do that?
I have to drive 32 miles (~51 km) one way to my job and there is no public transit anywhere around here.
I don’t generally complain to Europeans about anything at all.
Americans drive more so pay more, even when prices are higher in Europe
Should try to convince people that it’s less expensive to drive in Yarp because they buy liters of petrol instead of gallons of gas.
I’ve suggested this for ages to sell people on metric. Gas sounds cheaper per liter (smaller number), you weigh less in kg, etc. I don’t know why gas stations aren’t all over this with their shady marketing and 9/10 of a cent pricing.
