As the world burns, Americans buy bigger cars(vox.com)
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As the world burns, Americans buy bigger cars
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/3/11/21152975/crossover-utility-vehicle-honda-cr-v-suv
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I am curious why small motorcycles like the new Honda CT125 hugely popular elsewhere in the world didnt qualify for "clean vehicles" by the Climate Bill. 100 mpg, less emissions. Some cities are now allowing golf carts and side by sides. Midwest needs cheap transport its a huge problem. Its a rugged land though and large humans. Its hot, its cold. But it provides numerous resources for the rest of the country. I wouldnt blame the consumer, I would blame policy.
Wow that's a beautiful bike.
Fewer cars in general though than last year.
1. fly from one of my 4+ seaside mansions to davos in personal private jet
2. discuss with my fellow swells how many bolotnikovas i'll have to pay-off to point the finger at bubba & the soccer moms
3. get dumb proles to pass carbon credit legislation
4. sell my allotment (in finance/media/advertising/mgmt consulting; didn't need them anyway)
5. +brokerage fees transacting carbon credits for other industries that have to actually produce things.
6. mansion += 1; bonus = not as many filthy proles clogging up the airports, highways, beaches;
7. life is good
2. discuss with my fellow swells how many bolotnikovas i'll have to pay-off to point the finger at bubba & the soccer moms
3. get dumb proles to pass carbon credit legislation
4. sell my allotment (in finance/media/advertising/mgmt consulting; didn't need them anyway)
5. +brokerage fees transacting carbon credits for other industries that have to actually produce things.
6. mansion += 1; bonus = not as many filthy proles clogging up the airports, highways, beaches;
7. life is good
This is a good argument for not allowing people to accumulate so much wealth. There should be a cap to how much a person has.
money is downstream of power. far, far downstream. shuffle the money around, they'll win it all back +interest in less than a generation. eliminate the money entirely, they will change their operations over to a different status marker, which will become the de-facto currency in-turn. contrary to the marxist lie, there is no political answer--especially in a democracy. the only effective counter is the personal one: self-control, self-denial, the way of the boycott & doing more with less. of the thousands of talking heads we have today, cathy fitts is the only one smart enough to understand this.
Capping material quantity is a fix for overconsumption provided the political system in place is robust enough and has the will to enforce the cap. What I address is solely quantity of material possessions.
good lol
Not only Americans. It seems here in Europe is the same.