• Rob Bos@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Silver lining though, cars will get more expensive, which might spur more public transit. Heh… at the very least it will make walkable places a little more desirable.

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      5 hours ago

      Oh cars will get more expensive, but you think America will lean towards public transit? Auto manufacturers will just bitch and moan about how they can’t sell their $145,000 entry level sedan, and the government will just bail them out with your tax money.

      What, you don’t want to pay $1500 a month for a Ford Focus?

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        3 hours ago

        If people can’t afford cars, they’ll just create subsidies using middle class tax money.

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        4 hours ago

        Ford would bitch and moan so American safety regulations would be cut back to help lower costs of cars

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        4 hours ago

        Ford doesn’t sell the Focus anymore because the US hates reasonably sized vehicles.

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        5 hours ago

        I’m hoping this means we’ll actually get a high speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City sometime this century instead of just having another shelved study.