Can you believe it??

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  • iCanHasQBN0

    we don't have to live COMPLETELY without oil. but ffs, be let's responsible with it. an american will buy a house in the suburbs because it has a fucking skylight in the bathroom and some extra room to keep their junk, but not take into account that the place is 30 miles from their place of work.

    "Here's the lead up: In the US per person consumption of gasoline is 428 gallons per year on average, while in Europe it is 59 gallons. Yes, the average US citizen uses 6.2 times more gasoline per person per year than does the average European resident."

    • The oil and car companies funded and sold us the idea of the "american dream"... and everyone ate it up.iCanHasQBN
    • I can't help but agree with all of this.Continuity
    • <callitropsis
    • yup, crank gas up to $6/gallon and we'll see a rapid change in this (and our deficit shrink), a gradual increase would be goodformed
    • There was a time a few years ago, in Canada, where petrol was priced less per litre than milk. There's a serious problem with that picture.Continuity
    • ... with that picture.Continuity

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