this post was submitted on 07 May 2026
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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It is sorta funny watching Americans pay gas prices that many parts of the world actually already paid.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 20 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

We have poor public transit and on average longer commutes. That makes it hurt the average person a lot more

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget the absurdly big and fuel-hungry cars.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

That's mostly fueled by cheap fuel (heh) .

Toyota really started to take off in the 70s when oil got bit more expensive.

What's ironic is that for most of America they're paying those amounts on top of government subsidies