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The public barely want to fund public infrastructure, for the electricity they use, the water they drink. And especially not for the electricity and water that
by fennecfoxy 1y ago
The public barely want to fund public infrastructure, for the electricity they use, the water they drink. And especially not for the electricity and water that their neighbours, or people across town, or people somewhere else in the country need.
- kruffalon 1y agoYes we do, who do you think is "the public"? Most people like working societies and a huge part of that is reliable infrastructure.
- fennecfoxy 1y agoLmao, so you're telling me that you think the majority of people if asked "you can have a good chunk of your taxes back, and you'll now only pay for just your area and not for the whole country's infrastructure" wouldn't say "fuck yes I want more money back!" If you don't believe that's true then I'm afraid you don't know human beings. Just because _you_ do, doesn't mean _everyone_ does.
- graemep 1y agoI think it is an illusion created by people rich enough to pay for things themselves. it is easy for those with the loudest voices to pass as "the public".
- kruffalon 1y agoI'm guessing more like people who think they are rich enough to pay for it themselves. My guess is that real rich people love public funded stuff as it's basically free for them.
- Fomite 1y agoThis was my thought. "...like public infrastructure" means underfunding and neglect.
- two_cents 1y agoIsn't that what taxes are for?
- fennecfoxy 1y agoYeah but plenty of people would not pay them if shared infrastructure taxes were optional. Turns out humans evolved for smaller groups than we've shoved into entire countries.
- kindkang2024 1y agoThey are not to blame. Why should they care, when open source itself doesn't care about them? The benefits don't go to the public; they go to those who can use it to build a business.
- immibis 1y agoThe public is already paying enough to fund all of these things properly, but the money is getting diverted to enrich politicians and military contractors.