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imglorpyesterday at 6:57 PM1 replyview on HN

Maybe not so much "ban" giant vehicles as stop subsidizing, rewarding, and encouraging them.

There's safety and emissions loopholes that brought this on: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-wants-to-close-the-suv-lo...

We also subsidize fossil fuels to some $900B/yr, not counting foreign wars for oil, climate damage, health impacts etc. Fuel should be MUCH more expensive, around $15/gal. If priced right, the market would weed out these giant vehicles for personal/entertainment use. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/in-gasolinegate-the-true-...


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topgrain2yesterday at 8:34 PM

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