WASHINGTON—In a trend that is reducing the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels by curtailing the total number of cars on the road, a study released Thursday by the Transportation Department found that more Americans than ever are commuting to work splattered on the grill of a Ford F-150. “Increasingly, U.S.…
  • space_comrade [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Also, choosing to live away from work is a choice.

    Uh no in fact it's absolutely not a fucking choice for most people.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      Yes it is. It always is. There may be a premium, but there's a cost to car ownership and usage as well, but also more importantly there's taxes we all pay to keep rural or suburban life possible. Suburbs actually take more on taxes than they produce. The problem is that cost is socialized, which is fine if more costs were socialized.

      • space_comrade [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        Yes it is. It always is.

        No it just fucking isn't. You really think every place of work magically has dozens of free apartments close to it and you can just hop to a different one every time you change jobs? What fucking fantasy land do you live in?