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Enraged? no... Observant? perhaps... I believe this is what people like to call "the tragedy of the commons." There's only like two other neighborhoods in all

Enraged? no... Observant? perhaps... I believe this is what people like to call "the tragedy of the commons." There's only like two other neighborhoods in all of Phoenix where there's a residents only parking restriction codified into law so apparently the bureaucrats also think maybe there's an overgrazing problem. > I'm sure if you want to pay market rate for that land you can get your very own parking spot. Or I could just pay my landlord and get my very own parking spot?

CalRobert 8y ago
I think myself and the flagged comment (which was pretty reasonable, really) were trying to point out the oddity in thinking it's a problem that you can't use taxpayer land (so funds) for your private car storage. You can buy land where you can put your car, or if there's a shortage an entropreneur can do so and start a lot, but it's not a "problem" that nonresidents are parking there unless you feel a special right to what is a public asset. If there's a shortage of places for people to sleep we don't demand free houses (well, the US doesn't) but once your car has nowhere to sleep that's somehow the taxpayer's problem?
- UncleEntity 8y ago
  You know, I totally agree. I think everyone missed that the whole point was to provide a counter-example to "far-away restaurants with large parking lots" by describing my personal experiences with the exact opposite. Just because someone thought it was a big enough problem to get the city involved doesn't mean that I personally felt the same way, I simply quit giving them my money and called it a day. Well, also got rid of my truck (that I didn't drive for six years) so I had somewhere to park the work car that wasn't on the street because I didn't want to go get a resident parking permit -- problem solved without involving taxpayer funds...

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Enraged? no... Observant? perhaps... I believe this is what people like to call "the tragedy of the commons." There's only like two other neighborhoods in all

by UncleEntity 8y ago

CalRobert 8y ago
I think myself and the flagged comment (which was pretty reasonable, really) were trying to point out the oddity in thinking it's a problem that you can't use taxpayer land (so funds) for your private car storage. You can buy land where you can put your car, or if there's a shortage an entropreneur can do so and start a lot, but it's not a "problem" that nonresidents are parking there unless you feel a special right to what is a public asset. If there's a shortage of places for people to sleep we don't demand free houses (well, the US doesn't) but once your car has nowhere to sleep that's somehow the taxpayer's problem?
- UncleEntity 8y ago
  You know, I totally agree. I think everyone missed that the whole point was to provide a counter-example to "far-away restaurants with large parking lots" by describing my personal experiences with the exact opposite. Just because someone thought it was a big enough problem to get the city involved doesn't mean that I personally felt the same way, I simply quit giving them my money and called it a day. Well, also got rid of my truck (that I didn't drive for six years) so I had somewhere to park the work car that wasn't on the street because I didn't want to go get a resident parking permit -- problem solved without involving taxpayer funds...