re: How come America is so frickin' car dependent and duped by Elon Musk?

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Thank the lord it is put to better uses like subsidizing the private energy sector,

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I agree we would stop subsidizing solar and wind right freaking now

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building sports arenas in urban cities for billionaire sports teams,

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As shitty as it is, do you know why cities KEEP voting for it? Because those home games and other events hosted in those massive arenas spur serious economic activities within the city limits.

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and professional baseball and football facilities for Jr. High and High School teams in podunk.

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Totally agreed. But one point of contention is it better to build one super nice stadium or 7 sub par stadiums?

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And maybe Europe will one day do away with those awful laws banning owning a car in cities with rail availability.

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It’s $1.99/L in Germany right now. That’s $7.46/gal. Plus, most of those cities developed well before automobiles became popular