California Leaders Deliberately Trying to Force You Onto Public Transport

🛞California's Energy Commission unanimously approved new tire rules requiring replacement tires to meet a state standard for "rolling resistance," a measure of how much energy it takes to roll a tire. The Tire Industry Association warns the standards could eliminate as much as… pic.twitter.com/vzpx7Hp9PU

— Just the News (@JustTheNews) August 19, 2026

… 70% of tires currently available to California drivers and push average tire prices from about $81 to as high as $157.

California doesn't do these things for "efficiency", and the cost increase isn't an unfortunate side effect...it's the whole point. CA leaders deliberately make driving financially painful with the goal of forcing you onto public transport. They brag about it in legislation. https://t.co/PUjhkJwt2N

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) August 19, 2026