"Pain at the pumps" is the point. That should go without saying, but for some reason, it needs to be said. A couple of weeks ago, when Biden announced tax relief on gasoline, some Canadians clamored for the same treatment. Trudeau’s government held fast. Just days before Chrystia Freeland had openly bragged about raising the carbon tax even in an inflationary period — proof of their commitment to fighting climate change. And even now, the federal government has released a new plan for “Clean Fuel Standards” that will further increase the price of gasoline through a slate of mechanisms aimed at fuel suppliers that include:
I heard recycling electric cars' batteries is hard. They are still quite expensive. I think they are only useful for city driving or for small European countries. And they use electricity. Where is that going to come from? I just saw a documentary about Egypt where they built the Asswan dam to get lots of electricity from the Nile, but now their farmers have no more water from the Nile for the fields, the ground is totally used up, and chemicals no longer help. The interviewed farmers were the last generation to work the field. No more food. But lots of electricity ! Humans are so great at creating disasters!
The issue is bigger: even for those who DON'T own cars/drive to work, etc... the impacts from the transport companies and city tax increases (to purchase vehicles that meet EPA requirements so they can take care of the infrastructure (IE Snow plows, road repair crews, etc) that meet the EPA requirements, hits people HARD.
For example: Subtracting that I now have to drive more often to work (and it's further away), subtracting that I had to take a job paying 15% less than I made before (thanks CMS COVID Vax Mandate), my cost of living is STILL double what it was this time last year just because the increase in gas prices has made food costs, electricity, water, etc, etc. go up too. It doesn't matter how you slice it. These kind of things impact the poor and 'lower'middle-class' (misnomer - there is NO 'lower-middle-class anymore) far more harshly than anyone else.
And don't get me started on how Environmentally UNfriendly it is to even build the EVs (or even hybrids) to begin with.
I heard recycling electric cars' batteries is hard. They are still quite expensive. I think they are only useful for city driving or for small European countries. And they use electricity. Where is that going to come from? I just saw a documentary about Egypt where they built the Asswan dam to get lots of electricity from the Nile, but now their farmers have no more water from the Nile for the fields, the ground is totally used up, and chemicals no longer help. The interviewed farmers were the last generation to work the field. No more food. But lots of electricity ! Humans are so great at creating disasters!
Any idea what that documentary is called? Sounds interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyoseTzaoHo oops forgot the link
It is this one - from Tracks
The issue is bigger: even for those who DON'T own cars/drive to work, etc... the impacts from the transport companies and city tax increases (to purchase vehicles that meet EPA requirements so they can take care of the infrastructure (IE Snow plows, road repair crews, etc) that meet the EPA requirements, hits people HARD.
For example: Subtracting that I now have to drive more often to work (and it's further away), subtracting that I had to take a job paying 15% less than I made before (thanks CMS COVID Vax Mandate), my cost of living is STILL double what it was this time last year just because the increase in gas prices has made food costs, electricity, water, etc, etc. go up too. It doesn't matter how you slice it. These kind of things impact the poor and 'lower'middle-class' (misnomer - there is NO 'lower-middle-class anymore) far more harshly than anyone else.
And don't get me started on how Environmentally UNfriendly it is to even build the EVs (or even hybrids) to begin with.
Yep. The success of society is a function of its fuel input costs. The people pushing these policies are increasing the rate of decline imo.
I've reached the depressing point of saying: Hurry up and decline, then we can get started on rebuilding.
Decline. That's the whole idea.
trudeau hates his countryman ... remember truckers ...
He doesn't suffer from any of his idiotic policies. Ordinary Canadians do. He has no incentive whatsoever to make better ones.
Fun fact, the federal government is still working from home
If they all disappeared tomorrow I highly doubt anyone would suffer much.
Well, no one would miss any of them, that's for sure.