General Discussion

San Diego, CA.
I'm really, really glad we got an EV last year.
I can deal with the higher cost specialty tires and the CA "make up for not paying CA taxes at the pump" doubling of the tag renewal.
But no way in hell would we be able to afford the gas price for Laz's delivery gig that pays his and the grandkid's dental loan - $14k left to go for braces, 3 root canals, and a full set of permanent dentures.
Even on an engineer's pay and disability, Dental is F'ing expensive because it's a "moral hazard"...
A moral hazard - even if you're a kid whose palate is too narrow, and your adult teeth are coming in jammed and twisted up against each other. Or the medication you were taking for a long term neurological problem eventually infected the roots of all your teeth at the jawline (where brushing and cleaning wouldn't matter), and you had to get them all removed or risk sepsis.
I digress.
Not everyone can work from home, and services will start to break down as service workers, such as therapists, tutors and assistants, ect...