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So then, it isn't free. You just want someone else to pay for it.
by PM_me_your_math 4y ago
So then, it isn't free. You just want someone else to pay for it.
- DangitBobby 4y agoOr everyone, in this case.
- ninkendo 4y agoIf you interpret caditinpiscinam‘s comment so uncharitably that you think they really think public transit really can cost zero dollars to anyone, you probably have a very frustrating time interacting with others. They very clearly meant “you don’t have to pay at time of use, it’s paid by tax dollars”, and nearly everyone who reads that comment would interpret it that way. There’s no reason to pick the dumbest, most braindead interpretations of such comments just to make yourself feel smart. You could have just thought “they probably mean taxpayer-paid” and then moved on.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoYeah. I do. Just like I don't expect to pay for my firefighter and I don't expect to pay the actual cost of implanting internet and electricity wiring in the street. I don't expect to pay the salary of the science, math, literature, etc. teachers, not even the school nurse. In fact when it comes to schools I am the someone else paying for it, because my children aren't in every school at all times. And I'm fine with it. I frankly find this attitude that social benefits should be pushed back on because not everyone is partaking in the social benefit at the same time to be frankly hypocritical to communicate on the internet, a technology I certainly didn't pay the salaries of the mathematicians and engineers for.