If the average American is working mostly to pay rent and commuting costs, they're less likely to look for a new job, or to try to improve conditions at their current job.

But hey. At least you know you're FREE.

So now you're telling me that investing in a culture that denies basic physical reality might result in a situation where reality is inconvenient?

There's now less traffic during rush hour. But you know, just like with the pandemic, those cars will come back doubled just as soon as fuel becomes cheap again regardless of who made it cheap again.

Stupid trump is literally the green party! LOL. He's forcing people to think about commuting! He's forcing people to get rid of their cars...flooding the used car market and affecting their price so others may afford a ride. He is also making food and foreign good expensive... So people are loosing weight and buying less junk! Shipping companies will be forced to use paper based packaging because it has less plastic... And lighter products so less fuel is used.

LOL... Not lol. The price to pay is this gigantic ball of hurt just slowly accumulating. I hope it dissipates in a slow leak rather than a big pop.

I mean, commuting was unaffordable for a lot of American workers beforehand, too. I knew a guy that worked at a grocery store, had his car destroyed by an uninsured driver, and when he had a night shift, there was no public transportation. He had to shell out more in Uber and taxi to get to and from work than he made on his shift.

It's just a lot more, I guess. At least, EVs will start selling again, right?