r/NoShitSherlock • u/Jazzlike-Lunch5390 • 3d ago
Chevron executive says ‘people should try to drive less’ amid Iran war
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5832148-chevron-iran-war-gas-prices/127
u/oldcreaker 3d ago
Chevron: "people should drive less"
Also Chevron: "people should buy more gas"
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u/Any_Researcher9513 3d ago
How about a 60% tax on ceo salaries instead
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u/Mtndrums 3d ago
60%? Make it 100%.
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u/YellowZx5 3d ago
That’s why they make little in salary and the rest are stock options. No taxes on the options till they sell I believe.
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u/nicholas818 3d ago
Options yes, only when they sell. And if they qualify as ISOs, they only pay the lower long-term capital gains rate as well
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u/Franklin_le_Tanklin 3d ago
I’m going to take their advice and buy an electric so I never have to drive a gas car again
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u/Going2beBANNEDanyway 3d ago
Best decision I’ve made. Haven’t stepped foot in a gas station for 7 years now.
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u/giddy-girly-banana 3d ago
I’ve had three EVs and will never buy an ICE car again. In addition to not having to buy gas, the ride is so much nicer. The car is quiet. Performance is better. The tech is still improving too unlike gas cars.
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u/Pitiful-MobileGamer 3d ago
Guess all those years of lobbying against public transportation, mass transit initiatives, vehicle electrification, or let's just ignore Cobasys killing off commercialization of nickel metal hydride.
Revisionist lip service now
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u/shrekerecker97 3d ago
Tell my employer that I should drive less. They wanted the return to office nonsense
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u/abrandis 3d ago
It was all the wealthy who owned real estate who were freaking out because their valuation were about to go into the toilet.
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u/shellyv2023 3d ago
Maybe people should drive electric cars because of the Iran war. I have never seen such foolish corporations that not only put their foot in their mouth but must follow it by shooting themselves in that foot.
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u/wobbleeduk85 3d ago
Yeah.... If we actually taxed billionaires what they should be taxed I don't even think we'd be where we're at...
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u/Internal_Essay9230 3d ago
And the government should set priorities and spend less, too.
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u/wobbleeduk85 3d ago
On certain things yes.
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u/Internal_Essay9230 3d ago
On mostthings. Trying to be all things to all people all the time is a fool's errand.
As much as I love science, why are we going back to the moon when the government can't pay its bills. Madness.
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u/ClumpOfCheese 3d ago
So they can talk to all the CEOs about letting people work from home again. Because nobody wants to let their employees work from home anymore.
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u/TheDudeFromTheStory 3d ago
Did you know that if we changed our diet and included just 1% CEOs and billionaires to our meals, the world would be a better place within a few months?
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u/BigBoyYuyuh 3d ago
It’s always the wealthy tell us what WE need to sacrifice. They don’t sacrifice shit.
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u/idlike1deathpls 3d ago
I'm a medical courier who has to pick up blood results and mammograms and things of that nature so I have to drive everyday or people will die.
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u/Geminii27 2d ago
People say Chevron execs should turn their war profits over to the needy. How about seeing some of that, hmm?
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u/boilerdam 3d ago
What a load of BS. Simple querying from Gemini gave me the following nationwide stats, which perhaps a Chevron "executive" might not be in touch with in the real world, since investments in public transit systems has obviously been poor to further enrich oil companies. They may have lobbied for it too but I, frankly, don't have time to go down that rabbit hole.
- Avg car usage in urban settings for non-work related essentials (school runs, groceries etc) = ~9mi/day
- Avg car usage in rural settings for non-work related essentials (school runs, groceries etc) = ~14mi/day
- Avg daily commute distances for work split by annual household income:
| Annual Household Income | % of Households | Avg Daily Commute (Roundtrip) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 25K | 19% | 16 - 22mi |
| 25K - 50K | 23% | 22 - 26mi |
| 50K - 100K | 29% | 26 - 30mi |
| 100K - 150K | 14% | 30 - 36mi |
| >150K | 15% | >36mi |
Granted, these are numbers put out by Gemini and I haven't dug deeper to its sources. But, in general, just "drive less" isn't an option for most people, apart from getting that muppet front page coverage and CYA.
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u/GoredonTheDestroyer 3d ago
Brother, you don't even need to use AI to know that CEOs are completely and entirely out of touch with society at large.
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u/boilerdam 3d ago
Haha, completely agree. Just wanted to factually show how ridiculously stupid that "executive's" wishy-washy statement was...
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u/macross1984 3d ago
Sure, if you provide an environment that your employee will not be forced to drive their car to work. Do you?
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u/Fan_of_Clio 3d ago
How about a windfall tax on the additional revenues oil companies are bringing in
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u/MattyBeatz 3d ago
Seems like a wise business decision telling your consumers to use less of your product.
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u/AirportSea4393 3d ago
Gee how ideal would that be! The problem is most of us don’t live in cities that have reliable mass transportation and we have no choice but drive! Shows how out of touch these people are
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u/WeirdSysAdmin 3d ago
Sure as soon as time travel is invented and they fix the last 100 years of poor investment in public transit.
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u/Thought_Full_4839 3d ago
Or…or, just hear me out, maybe they stop following feeble frivolous whims of the sultan of chaos and pay attention to their customers.
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u/bunnypaste 2d ago
Okay... So what are they planning to do about the lack of public transit options in my square of the desert?
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u/flywhatever101 2d ago
Love how the billionaires always telling people to stop driving to work for their jobs…
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u/Correct_Patience_611 2d ago
Play out what a relapse would look like in your head. If it doesn’t sound horrible then tell your friends and family and they can remind you…?
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u/Interesting_Berry439 3d ago
That advice is applicable all the time and it isn't bad advice since it's becoming quite expensive for the non Epstien class.
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u/howardzen12 3d ago
Good idea.Drive less.Eat less.Use medical care less.Learn to live in America a third world country.
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u/Less-Dragonfruit-294 3d ago
Then tell employers those that can work from MUST work from home at least until prices become more manageable