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Pretty sure having kids is worse for the planet than driving an suv. The rest of your post makes sense though.
Then again, if nobody has kids then who are we saving the planet for ecactly?
I find your question very shortsighted and narrow minded.
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Pretty sure having kids is worse for the planet than driving an suv. The rest of your post makes sense though.
This is a disgusting thing to say to someone with children. It's also not true.
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Maybe look at who’s buying those vehicles before you make sweeping generalizations about who the buyers are.
Gas taxes haven’t gone up in nearly three decades. The cost of driving an automobile is divorced from the reality of what it costs to maintain roads and protect the climate.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article23164...
Buying an SUV is sometimes due to network effects. If you are in a sedan, it isn't high enough to allow you to see traffic through the windshields of the SUV ahead of you, it's not much different than being behind an 18-wheeler. So as a defensive maneuver, you also buy an SUV...
If you're following the SUV ahead of you at a safe distance, why would you need or want to see through its windshield? One of the reasons SUVs and pickup trucks are popular here in America is that they're easy to get in and out of. About 1/3 of Americans are obese (far more overweight), and from my observations, many have weak legs and cores. SUVs are part of the same phenomenon that has popularized single-story subu…