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> It's weird though since in the US people actively fight against mass transit. It's kind of understandable that people protest against having their money stol
by perryizgr8 6y ago
> It's weird though since in the US people actively fight against mass transit.
It's kind of understandable that people protest against having their money stolen and used to build things they don't like. Why do you think it's weird?
- epistasis 6y agoNo, it's completely illogical from every aspect. Even if the person is going to drive no matter what, and only wants to improve their own experience for least cost, the dollar for transit improves their road experience more than a dollar for more road infrastructure. And even those roads are mostly funded by general funds, not through gas taxes. Gas taxes and user fares fund roughly equivalent amounts of roads and public transit, respectively. And 80% of federal transportation money goes to roads. The only explanation that's possible is extremely short-sighted and self-defeating selfishness: seeing something that's not for them and instinctively opposing it, without thinking of the bigger picture. It's just childish.
- Uberphallus 6y agoIt's not weird, it's just extremely short sighted. It's exactly like socialized healthcare: somehow the US system manages to be more expensive than anywhere else in the world, ranks among developing nations, yet people will fight fang and teeth against "communism".
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