You know whose hurt by high prices? Poor people. Guess whose not hurt by them? Rich people.
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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Exactly. Based on this, and based on OP's other responses, OP is basically saying "I want poor people to suffer so rich people can make more money" (off of new car sales with more efficient engines, or electric).
So my question for them is: is the income divide not great enough? If not, when will it be?
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A lot of people in the US still have states that don't allow mail-in voting, and can't get off work to vote. Those people are poor.
A lot of poor people voted against this. Didn't matter- they still got it.
They're going to suffer heavily. We can all try to do what we can to reduce the use of fossil fuels, but consumers have not had enough power to do anything meaningful at any point in my lifetime.
Rich people will still technically be affected, but yeah they aren't going to go hungry.
I'm hoping some of the poor people start to realize how dependent they are on gas though. They've been too comfortable with subsidized gas for too long, with us taxpayers all paying to lower gas prices artificially. It's time they notice and start thinking that maybe it's time to think about carpooling or buying smaller cars.
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I think people moving to EVs is great, but if you absolutely need to get a car, the more economical and environmentally friendly option is to purchase a second hand vehicle regardless if it's electric or petrol based. Everyone suddenly switching to an EV would cause a catastrophic amount of waste to accrue. Second hand evs are also more expensive than second hand petrol cars AND are more likely to have problems. EV adoption will be gradual, but punishing the struggling working class for daring to use what they can afford AND not throwing working vehicles into the trash is pretty ignorant in my opinion.
Have any data to back up second hand EVs being less reliable than second hand gas cars? Everything I’ve personally experienced is that as long as the battery is liquid cooled, they’re practically maintenance free.
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oil prices effect food prices and prices of anything made with petroleum like soap, nylon, plastics, fertilizers.
anything that has to travel from point a to point b uses petroleum.
but i get it. some people don't have any skin in any game at all.
to them this is funny and watching it accelerate is a funny
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Bring it, my preferred ride is a bicycle. I am usually bummed when I have to drive even though I have a fun car with manual and AWD.
Ditto on the manual with AWD. But I haven't been able to cycle at all in the last 20 years.
I agree. We need every bit of war against fossil fuels, even if we burn with them!
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Pretty stupid take really.
Fuel isn't just for people to put in their cars and drive to the shops.
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Oil is one of those “have to have” things for most people. Fixed demand + reduced supply = pure profit for those who sell it, and that’s about it. And not even a productive kind; it’s kinda a wealth transfer without any actual change in what’s being traded.
Why?
Because of climate change and my hatred of breathing in diesel fumes when a truck passes by. I want to see more efficient electric vehicles. With gas prices high the alternative becomes more viable, and it exposes how volatile fossil fuels are.
I agree, but expecting change in the next 6 months, maybe up to five years, is unrealistic, particularly under a government that actively encourages the use of fossil fuels.
But it can be a waking call for many people that didn't though about changing to EV and solar panels.
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Agree with this one! More people being thoughtful about their mode of transportation is a positive aspect
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"... When oil prices go up, we make a lot of money." -The Guy, who OP obviously is.
The problem is Oil is bad but just you start using EV cause all other essential things come via transport methods which use Oil, so the price there increases a hell lot which affects everyone.
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