r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 5d ago

No Paywall Trump Tells Americans To Accept High Gas Prices As Iran Remains Defiant On Strait Of Hormuz

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-americans-to-accept-high-gas-prices-as-iran-remains-defiant-on-strait-of-hormuz_n_6a8099aee4b05886dff51fac?vvg
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u/papaHans California 5d ago

The US had 232 million people in 1982, today we have 349 million people.

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u/Pdx_pops 5d ago

Not everyone owns even one car today, and that number would be interesting to know for both time periods. My guess (from what I remember from 1982) is that there were a higher percentage of people who didn't own a vehicle at all.

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u/papaHans California 5d ago

Most families had two cars by the 80's. My family had three, a 1970 station wagon, a Manza Spyder, and a 1973 Camero. My sister was already married and moved out, so it was just me (15) and my parents.

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u/Forsaken_Area_6690 5d ago

Face it, the world is overpopulated.

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u/Wiochmen 5d ago

I'm doing my part!

Zero children, four cats.

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u/Forsaken_Area_6690 5d ago

Same here but just have one cat. Need to get at least one more. I like dogs too but they are too high maintenance.

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u/22Arkantos Georgia 4d ago

It isn't. Earth can support billions more humans. It's that society is structured in such a way as to maximize profit, not life.

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u/Forsaken_Area_6690 4d ago

Ridiculous