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quakerboy

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12. driving unnecessary miles is good for putin.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 10:53 PM

Mar 2022

Less unnecessary oil use does not stop us from doing all the things you suggest. But it does present the opportunity to stop dollars from flowing to Russia.

Work from home is patriotism right now. So is rebuilding our manufacturing sector, and bearing down on renewable energy.

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Maybe someone's already said this [View all] quakerboy Mar 2022 OP

I was kind of expecting people to start car-pooling again. Frustratedlady Mar 2022 #1

When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler Blue Owl Mar 2022 #5

I agree with you, but President Biden supports the opposite. Mariana Mar 2022 #2

Just because its safer now lefthandedskyhook Mar 2022 #4

That will come with more public transportation and easier and safer commutes, right? ck4829 Mar 2022 #6

Russian oil Bear Creek Mar 2022 #3

I so wish we would do that. The taxing it for healthcare and social benefits part. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #8

It is not negligible. It is a global market quakerboy Mar 2022 #9

Our market Bear Creek Mar 2022 #13

Our market is the largest in the world quakerboy Mar 2022 #17

To add some math quakerboy Mar 2022 #10

A drop in a bucket Bear Creek Mar 2022 #14

You make my point quakerboy Mar 2022 #18

I wish we would begin a conservation effort. It would help the situation a lot. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #7

Working from home is bad for restauranteurs. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #11

driving unnecessary miles is good for putin. quakerboy Mar 2022 #12

Restaurants can become more innovative. Set up work-from-home pre-paid, weekly deliveries. Samrob Mar 2022 #15

It would be nice if we moved to a more permanent solution... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #16

Exactly quakerboy Mar 2022 #19