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		thfuran on Dec 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cory Doctorow: Freeing Ourselves from the Clutches... Then why aren't you spending 100% of your income on trying to change policy regarding zoning/density and transit availability?

lotsofpulp on Dec 5, 2023 [–]

Probability of success is too low to make it a worthwhile investment. Also, affecting change in zoning/local efforts is useless. It would have to be a federal (and maybe global) level tax on fossil fuels, otherwise the arbitrage opportunities make it ineffective.

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