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Taxes or fares are a sustainable ways to run a railway system. It isnt about sustainability, it is about who pays, and the public not wanting to pay for someth
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
Taxes or fares are a sustainable ways to run a railway system.
It isnt about sustainability, it is about who pays, and the public not wanting to pay for something you use isnt a good enough reason size private property from a small number of individuals.
By that logic, we could do away with taxes entirely if the state simply confiscated everything it needed form select individuals.
- fragmede 2y agoYes if we take the logic to ridiculous ends we can have the state confiscate everything it needs from select individuals, but the problem with that is that it's ridiculous. it's absurd. we can use different logic in different places. using eminent domain to get land for a shop attached to a train station isn't a slippery slope to the cops coming in and confiscating your car just because they want it. Taxes and fares aren't enough to run a transportation system properly because of politics and culture.