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minus-squaresawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days ago What about the used car market? “Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access”
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoThey already do this, it’s called tolls
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoHere’s an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn’t subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big.
minus-squareReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoYeah but VW needs it’s share too. Stop being so greedy!
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoLicense, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.
“Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access”
They already do this, it’s called tolls
Here’s an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg
It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn’t subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big.
Yeah but VW needs it’s share too. Stop being so greedy!
License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.