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I accept that we should remove the subsidies to cars (but somehow the same people think it’s fine to subsidise public transport?). Car owners should pay for pol
by zeroonetwothree 3y ago
I accept that we should remove the subsidies to cars (but somehow the same people think it’s fine to subsidise public transport?). Car owners should pay for pollution and parking. Then we can let the market sort it out.
- fnimick 3y agoGreat! Now do roads. The same people who complain about subsidies to public transport don't bat an eye at hundreds of millions spent on extra highway lanes. The typical argument there is "the economic benefit of mobility pays for it!" Yet that same case doesn't apply to public transit, somehow, where the costs are lower and the number of people moved is higher. (and good luck on the parking, considering my neighbors are up in arms over a proposal to increase yearly parking sticker fees from $40ish to $70ish and the true cost of a parking space is more like $500...)