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> It would probably initially drive up prices of goods due to a shortage of electric delivery vehicles or the need to repack everything onto smaller local trucks outside the city, but I think it'd be worth it.

There was a decade where we often ate plain white rice exclusively, as it was all we could afford. Even a small jump in prices would have increased the number of days where we couldn't afford any food at all.

Many, many folks are in similar situations. I feel we should factor them into these equations.




Plus getting enough chargers, and upgrading old homes & grids to support that is expensive. I think we should spend a BIG chunk of a (hopefully passed) reconciliation bill on that instead of expanding highways.


I feel like this is an argument in favor of broader social safety nets, not against pollution prevention.




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