Quick, let's make something more expensive! Everything is killing people and everything needs taxing more, naturally.

It's OK because I myself can afford it and we can just tell poor people to use the public transport that doesn't exist.

The public transport that does exist is also expensive and/or unreliable because ideology in government is that cars are better. But that's also ok, I think, anyway doesn't affect me

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Sarcasm aside people really need to stop this reflexive "scientists say X is bad" -> more taxes and higher prices reaction.

I guess we can ignore all these problems and keep making the environment worse, as an alternative strategy. I don't have any kids, but I hope yours are going to be ok.