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I think the heart of the question was whether it is even a valuable service. Does it serve enough people to be worthwhile. Even if it’s tax-funded, everything h
by goodluckchuck 2y ago
I think the heart of the question was whether it is even a valuable service. Does it serve enough people to be worthwhile. Even if it’s tax-funded, everything has to pay for itself one way or another (i.e. tax receipts).
- RandomLensman 2y agoThat is for voters/societies to decide but it doesn't necessarily have to pay for itself in any monetary sense and instead be subsidized.
- robertlagrant 2y agoVoters and societies don't decide these things very often, in my experience. No one says "we're going to give these benefits and in exchange you're going to see cost of living rise, reducing the value of your savings". If you leave it to point issues, people would want free transport run by people paid a lot of money, somehow. Subsidies make it not a simple issue.
- RandomLensman 2y agoVoters and societies are totally fine in leaving those decisions and how to balance them to their elected representatives. That is a decision, too.