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The ends do not the justify the means, and the means is the government saying that poor people get one set of freedoms, and rich people get another.
by MrStonedOne 7y ago
The ends do not the justify the means, and the means is the government saying that poor people get one set of freedoms, and rich people get another.
- carapace 7y agoYou're gonna love this: recently, in San Francisco, a measure has been passed to make parking meters "demand-responsive". https://www.govtech.com/fs/automation/San-Francisco-Rolls-Out-Dynamic-Parking-Rate-Model.html https://www.govtech.com/fs/automation/San-Francisco-Rolls-Ou... > As of December, San Francisco has transitioned its SFpark pilot into a citywide program to set rates on all 28,000 parking spaces on public streets and 14 city-operated garages. The plan prices parking based on demand — not unlike the approach used by airlines to set fares or ride-hailing apps to set the price of a trip. > “Demand-responsive pricing,” as the concept is known, means “prices could fluctuate block by block, time-band by time-band, and then weekday versus weekend,” said Hank Wilson, parking policy manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). > The new approach to setting parking rates in San Francisco based on demand is not intended as an effort to raise parking revenue, officials stress. In fact, the new system will likely be revenue neutral because rates on many streets and in garages will likely drop.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoIt's so the silicon valley yuppies can always find a place to park and eff the working poor. These laws are terrible.