Many Americans are cutting back on everyday expenses as gas prices soar due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, now approaching the 10-week mark. About 44 percent of Americans said they’re driving less due to high gas prices, while 42 percent said they’ve slashed household expenses, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll. In addition, the poll revealed that 34 percent have altered travel or vacation plans. Americans are changing their behaviors as national average gas prices hit $4.43 per gallon Saturday, according to the AAA motor club. This time last year, the national average was just $3.15 per gallon. Patrick de Haan, a petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said Saturday’s average price marked a sobering new record. “The national average price of gasoline has never been higher on the second day in May than it is today,” he wrote on X.
your doubt is incorrect. heck i see a lot of people walking well over the mile to the local grocery store- more than ever. america is not public transportation friendly.
A mile is not a lot.
well over means well over. and that’s each way. and for some folks 2000 feet is a lot let alone 5280.
Cars are not the only form of transportation with accessibility in mind.
But what there is far far more of is people whose health is in dangerous territory, in part, because they are too sedentary, which is something owed in large part to the advent of industrialism including the rise of motor vehicle transportation.
If you never bike, 5280 ft feels like a lot. If you bike at least 3 days a week for even just two weeks, 5280 ft is already not even a warm up.
so your solution to the current problem, caused by capitalism, is (and let me make sure I understand this) - to convince people to exercise more.
the exercise thing solves other issues, sure. but the problem here is not working class people and bootstraps. it’s an entire subspecies of human, numbering in the thousands, that are monsters.
Oh of course, if we just magically got rid of about a thousand people, everything would be better. Wow, great problem solving. Totally not a completely useless comment.