Well at the moment the GCC States are doubling down on the US. https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2034949395007816002 (View Post)

The point is that millions of people *need* a car to work, and the poorest of those are massively disadvantaged by the current tax regime. In a Utopian world where we all have EVs, fuel tax revenue w… (View Post)

Because they’re mostly not working. Look at those working minimum wage in F&B or doing shifts in hospitals or factories… (View Post)

Oh indeed. What was said yesterday has been unsaid for a while in the region, that this is the opportunity to get rid of the Iran problem once and for all, and a few weeks of disruption is a price wo… (View Post)

Fuel usage, rather than car usage, is however skewed to the lower incomes. The second and third deciles rely on old cars to get to work, and are massively affected by increases in the petrol price. (View Post)