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It "worked" because people paid or found an alternative? Who's going to quit their job over parking? Seems like the standard formula for a business news articl
by shahbaby 9y ago
It "worked" because people paid or found an alternative? Who's going to quit their job over parking?
Seems like the standard formula for a business news article now is to repackage common sense ideas as something new and exciting.
Charged for parking? Let's make a comic about how innovative that was.
- ajhurliman 9y agoNot really, if they're free and you just randomly give them out then it doesn't allow the power of the market to sort out who really wants a spot vs. who doesn't really care.
- shahbaby 9y agoHow is paying with money any more fair than paying with time? I'd personally prefer random distribution over selling to the highest bidder. Does every single thing really have to be for sale?
- lmm 9y agoMoney isn't consumed, the money paid can be passed out to other employees as raises. Whereas time spent waiting in line is a dead-weight loss. (Ok, it's not a 100% loss since you might be able to do something somewhat fun with that time, e.g. maybe you listen to a podcast while you're sitting in the parking lot. But it's not an ideal way to spend your time, and there's no way for anyone to get their time back)
- ghaff 9y ago>Who's going to quit their job over parking? Maybe not over just parking but because it's really inconvenient/expensive to go into the office--and you need to do so on a daily basis--absolutely. Which not being able to easily park at any time can be a component of.