I like the refrain, “The trains don’t pay for themselves.” As if they ought to. National parks don’t pay for themselves. Neither do the police or fire depar

I like the refrain, “The trains don’t pay for themselves.” As if they ought to. National parks don’t pay for themselves. Neither do the police or fire department. Some things need public investment and shouldn’t pay for themself. We need to stop reducing everything to how many dollars are spent and consider non economic costs of not building decent public transportation.