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Originally Posted by DateDoc
Yeah, but compare your options to ours. You have a public transportation system that works. Outside of a decent sized city here, there is no public transportation. So, it is buy gas or hoof it.
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i see it the other way round: because of high gas prices and higher costs for cars there was a public interest for public transportation.
but since gas and cars are so cheap in the US no one cared for public transportation systems
just as an example - the exact same cars are between 25-40% cheaper in the US than they are for example in Germany, not speaking of the Netherlands and Scandinavia who also add up 180% luxury tax. A Mercedes E-Class 350 costs in the US $50k - in Denmark $185k