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I understand the frustration by the students, but I think there are a lot of parts of society and the economy where we are going to have to assume good-faith ef
by bpodgursky 7y ago
I understand the frustration by the students, but I think there are a lot of parts of society and the economy where we are going to have to assume good-faith efforts to "make do" over the next year, and not get lost in the legalese. I mean, are we also demanding refunds for:
- Public schools? I pay a lot of property tax to public schools. They aren't running, but teachers are still getting paid. If we demand refunds from colleges, why can't we demand back-property-taxes?
- Parks and recreation? I paid taxes for state and local parks which are shut down, and I'm not allowed to use.
- The court system? We paid taxes for a functioning police and justice system, which where I am (Seattle) has basically shut down except for flat-out murder.
- Zoos, museums aquariums, and other civic institutions I can't access
I don't think it's fair or practical to try to make a tally of all the services which can't be fully rendered. Institutions are stuck with enormous bills for infrastructure they've built and staff they are (trying) to keep paying. This isn't the time to let lawyers start siphoning money off of institutions attempting in good faith to do what they were paid for.