Stopped for groceries and gas at Safeway. When we went into the store, gas was $5.199, when we came out 30 minutes later, $5.089.
So Biden proposes eliminating the gasoline tax and asks oil companies to invest in more production knowing that eventually the governments push away from fossil fuels will sour those investments. Oil companies so far decline the invitation.
The easiest solution is pushing companies to allow workers to work from home en masse like they did during the lock downs of 2020. There was near zero traffic on the roads all day - including rush hours in the morning and evening, and the air pollution fell dramatically worldwide. Even Chinese were amazed at how clear their cities became (google it).
There really is no need to come to office as frequently as we do.
Based on his comments on other threads calling for substantial and quick rate increases to cut down on inflation, I assume his plan is for millions to face unemployment.that’s ok for people who have that option, but there’s a lot of boots on the ground employment that it won’t work for, and quite a bit of that is low wage work as well.
what’s your plan for those 10’s of millions?
Based on his comments on other threads calling for substantial and quick rate increases to cut down on inflation, I assume his plan is for millions to face unemployment.
that’s ok for people who have that option, but there’s a lot of boots on the ground employment that it won’t work for, and quite a bit of that is low wage work as well.
what’s your plan for those 10’s of millions?
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Sure, not everyone can work from home but a large enough percentage can like most office workers. If they did not commute daily it would put a serious dent in demand.
Stopped for groceries and gas at Safeway. When we went into the store, gas was $5.199, when we came out 30 minutes later, $5.089.
In your hypothetical, this will not happen overnight. So what's the mitigation until we see a drop? Also, how do R's now rationalize this employee driven change when for years they fought against the same things you're now entertaining?
Work from home is not a lock down, it's optional for workers and businesses. To help ease the transition from fossil fuels government should offer tax incentives to employers that accommodate it.
If you want to cut fuel demand in the immediate term make public transportation super cheap and issue a generous e-bike subsidy. Germany implemented a 9 euro ticket for all local public transport in the entire country thats good for a month.
funny you mention lock downs, I just meant that R’s have been fighting WFH since Covid started
but no real plan for the boots on the ground.
That's just cuckoo. We need wfh now!
$2.13/litre for regular, $2.23/liter for premium and and $2.24/litre for diesel. All different stations though but all in my city. (just checking Gasbuddy)
I've managed to keep my driving down to absolute bare minimum since all this started so don't think I put more than like 2 tanks worth of gas so far. I tend to top up here and there for around $100 or so. I don't let it go past 1/2 mark, it feels like it hurts less to do it that way, even though it comes up to the same. Half a tank ends up costing a bit over $100.
In theory I'd probably save on gas by leaving it closer to empty so there's less weight, but I just don't like driving that way and I doubt it makes a difference in the grand scheme of things.
You could just eat less and exercise more...
That works too, I could probably afford to lose like 10lbs, and save in food at same time. Every little bit helps. Actually my worse guilty pleasure is take out, I really need to start bringing food to work when I'm on night shifts or weekend shifts. (can't leave office). Take out ads up fast. Gas is the least of my concerns if I end up getting take out a few times a week.