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> "Every car driver ought to pay for their parking space they use—whether it’s in the public or the private realm." I do pay for private parking spaces already
by strictnein 10y ago
> "Every car driver ought to pay for their parking space they use—whether it’s in the public or the private realm."
I do pay for private parking spaces already. Stores and businesses provide them and they're paid for by the money I pay them.
- savanaly 10y agoThere's a lot of parking on public streets, isn't there? That's a big subsidy for car owners that comes at a cost to non-car owners.
- strictnein 10y agoThat's true, but has absolutely nothing to do with what I wrote.
- pseudonom- 10y agoYou pay for private parking spaces, in part (i.e. in combination with other customers). I also pay for parking spaces, in part, by my patronage but never use them. Consequently, your share of the usage is higher than your share of the payment. So again, even private parking of this sort is subsidized.
- strictnein 10y agoThe store didn't add parking spots in case you decided to buy a car.
- pseudonom- 10y agoI don't follow. You're saying that the store didn't provide parking to help some future, possible me-with-a-car? How is that relevant?
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoOnly if there is no minimum parking requirement (which there usually is). Otherwise they provided the parking space because the government compelled them to, which is a subsidy on your parking space.