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I don't think it's obvious. Building a subway is extremely expensive and disruptive. And if you went to the citizenry to try and collect the funds directly to p

by pbreit 11y ago

I don't think it's obvious. Building a subway is extremely expensive and disruptive. And if you went to the citizenry to try and collect the funds directly to pay for it, hardly anyone would buy-in.

s73v3r 11y ago
The same thing could be said of any number of public works projects, which arguably are quite needed. How many people would buy in for sewers, for instance? Especially at the level of money you'd have to charge, and knowing that you couldn't change it based on someone's income?
- p1mrx 11y ago
  What if, instead of sewers, we built subways with sewage cars? Everybody knows packet switching is more economical.
- pbreit 11y ago
  Well, people choose to spend 5 or 6 figures on septic systems all the time. Maybe not the best example.