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Public parks are too. If you've got reasonable access to one, do you need the other? Or rather, is a private lawn something that should be taxed (much?) more h
by guiriduro 3y ago
Public parks are too. If you've got reasonable access to one, do you need the other? Or rather, is a private lawn something that should be taxed (much?) more heavily where a park is available within 15 mins walk? And should urban planners take that into account, and developments be penalised when they don't?
- r3trohack3r 3y agoHa, within a 15 minute walk? I’m going to guess you don’t have kids. So parents need to pack everything up daily for their kids to go play (at least for the first N years of life until they’re independent enough to go do a 15min walk on their own) or be taxed for it? I have a public park across the street from me. I spent $20k converting the side of my house into a playground for my kids. The QoL impact has been massive. It’s gated in by a 6ft perimeter brick wall with a door that we put in that opens from the kitchen. In the morning, my 2 year old can unlock the door to the side yard and go play before we even wake up. The side yard lets our kids play without us needing to supervise. It gives them strong early independent play and gives us space to get life sorted out while they are entertaining themselves (chores, bills, etc.). The park across the street does none of that, it is not interchangeable in any meaningful way.
- campboy 3y agoSounds like you’d prefer homeowners to be against public parks; I guess you’d rather folks without their own private property not have access to open spaces?
- krupan 3y agoComrade guiriduro, I appreciate your efforts to better the community for all by attempting to motivate the behavior of our comrades through tax policy. This sentiment will be noted in your social profile.