3 ms·
Okay -- but tell that to the people living within the system today. I'm from a smaller American city with abysmal public transportation. Cars are how you get t
by ketzo 5y ago
Okay -- but tell that to the people living within the system today.
I'm from a smaller American city with abysmal public transportation. Cars are how you get to work, end of sentence. They are required for life.
Yes, the city should be doing more to make that better. Yes, the system is backwards. But the woman driving to work in a beat-up 2009 Civic that she bought for $1500 certainly doesn't feel luxurious or privileged.
In many places in America, the ability to live without a car implies 1) the ability to work from home 2) a greater amount of time to devote to travel 3) the ability to have someone else take care of "car-required" things 4) the ability to get access to a car if you really need one.
You can see where I'm going with this. Privilege is a factor of the system, and that system is a car-based one for most people.
- dylan604 5y ago>In many places in America, the ability to live without a car implies These are not necessarily true. 1)There are plenty of people that have low paying jobs that barely allows for food/rent, so a car+insurance is just out of the question. 2)I don't know what not having a car has to do with devoting to travel. If you can't afford a car, how are they going to afford traveling? 3) again, just not true for a large number of people. 4)Not sure what you are implying here. Stealing a car? It really sounds like you're not appreciating the situation of very low income situations.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- kodah 5y ago> It really sounds like you're not appreciating the situation of very low income situations. There are low income folks in both cities and the countryside. Mass transit will mostly serve the ones in the city. I gave France as an example because their situation is likely what will happen here with similarly proposed taxes. It's not really a revolutionary thought to try to provide for the poor. What we end up having to deal with is people who only want to solve problems for themselves. Finding a solution that works for both people in the city and people in the countryside is imperative.