> Why isn't it the same way for the sidewalk? Your tax dollars pay to keep the roads clear for the sake of emergency vehicles. It wouldn't be done otherwise.

> Why isn't it the same way for the sidewalk? Your tax dollars pay to keep the roads clear for the sake of emergency vehicles. It wouldn't be done otherwise. Trying to plow it from the sidewalk would result in more problems than it solves. > Why do I have to take care of public property? Scalability. It's manual work and the city doesn't have an army of shovelers on-hand.