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France and Spain have had them for a while, and they're only mildly complicated. Used them twice, no complaints. Spain has been really eye opening in terms of
by peterwwillis 10y ago
France and Spain have had them for a while, and they're only mildly complicated. Used them twice, no complaints.
Spain has been really eye opening in terms of what's possible in big cities with cost of living. Everything here costs 1 to 3 euros, unless you're eating fancy, in which case 6-12 euros. It's nutty compared to the US. So I'm hesitant to believe we need to raise pay for unskilled, manual labor (no labor?) jobs when we pay so much for basic things (that don't come out of a trade deal or conglomerate pressuring global production to lower its cost with harmful side effects)
That said, they were just protesting in Barcelona against, of all things, tourism. Tourism! You know, the free money a city gets from charging people to stare at a building? Apparently hotel rooms raised property taxes. I'm somewhat of a dunce at tax laws, but I thought the ridiculously high tax rates for hospitality services were meant to help offset this? Either way it sucks that Joe Schmoe can't see the Sagrada Familia, and it sucks that their neighbors can't afford rent. But I think Barcelona is lame, so, meh.
Why don't they just make an app? Seems simpler.
- Oletros 10y ago> That said, they were just protesting in Barcelona against, of all things, tourism. You don't live in Barcelona, isn't? The protests were against the gentrification of the city. People that live or work there are suffering the increase of costs without having any benefit.
- peterwwillis 10y agoIf tourism is causing gentrification, protesting the tourism is a bit like shooting oneself in the foot economically. There are better ways to fight gentrification than blocking tourists from sightseeing.
- ryanlol 10y ago>People that live or work there are suffering the increase of costs without having any benefit. Some people that live or work there are suffering the increase of costs without having any benefit. On the other hand many entrepreneurs are making millions off the tourism.
- Oletros 10y agoYes, there are a lot more entrepreneurs than people that doesn't work in the tourist sector, are you serious?
- ryanlol 10y agoAdmittedly my comment was poorly worded and could be easily misunderstood. I'm saying tourism has opened up huge opportunities for everyone. Many are opting to not take advantage of those opportunities, but it feels hard to argue that they don't benefit from tourism.
- Oletros 10y agoAnd exactly how someone that works in an office in Barcelona, an elderly or a couple that is looking for a flat can take advantage of those opportunities?
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