Proliferation of SUVs and second hand car market

The costs of both have actually ballooned. This has been obscured by the fact that the taxpayer is picking up more of the tab - for now.

Indeed. A small beer response given the size of the demographic and structural challenges that we will need to address to sustain our economic success.

The cost of producing and transporting goods have also ballooned.

With the consequent reduction in the negative externalities to the benefit of the whole of society and in particular to the producers and logistics suppliers who don't freeride.
 
With the consequent reduction in the negative externalities to the benefit of the whole of society and in particular to the producers and logistics suppliers who don't freeride.
You could probably say the same about an increase in the death rate. "Terrible about all those poor people but at least it's the queues are shorter"

The positive externalities of rampant inflation are hard to find.
 
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