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I know of cities that seem to be working actively against its residents with arcane laws about when, where and who is allowed to park in a specific spot at a sp

by dfxm12 12y ago

I know of cities that seem to be working actively against its residents with arcane laws about when, where and who is allowed to park in a specific spot at a specific time, so I'm glad someone is sticking up for the little guy. However, I wish government was transparent enough that services like this weren't needed. Why do I have to take a day off from work to fight a ticket whose fee is (probably) worth less to me than a vacation day (first world problem, I know)? I think I'm also lucky enough to have lived in a few cities where I didn't feel that the parking authority is actively working against me. I've gotten many parking tickets, and I can honestly say all but one were justified... That said, I am rather fond of this quote: A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. -Bill Vaughan

icelancer 12y ago
> However, I wish government was transparent enough that services like this weren't needed I do too, but the sooner we realize this is impossible, the sooner we can all get over it and turn the responsibilities over to third party private organizations.
- rtpg 12y ago
  I think telecoms have proven that this hypothesis doesn't hold up very well. Try unsubscribing from cable.
  - recursive 12y ago
    With cable, at least it's possible to never subscribe in the first place. That doesn't work with governments.
    - rtpg 12y ago
      don't own a car/house/etc. and you can greatly reduce your interaction surface with government. At least in France the only interaction I have with the gov't is voting, getting a letter to pay my habitation taxes, and having to renew my passport. If you think it's unreasonable to not have a car, it might be unreasonable to not have an internet connection too...
      - recursive 12y ago
        I think it's more reasonable to not have a car than it is to not have internet, but that's probably a minority view. In any case, I have internet access, but no cable subscription.
  - icelancer 12y ago
    I like to complain about Comcast as much as anyone else, but it's an order of magnitude worse at the DMV/DOL.

by dfxm12 12y ago

icelancer 12y ago

> However, I wish government was transparent enough that services like this weren't needed I do too, but the sooner we realize this is impossible, the sooner we can all get over it and turn the responsibilities over to third party private organizations.

rtpg 12y ago
I think telecoms have proven that this hypothesis doesn't hold up very well. Try unsubscribing from cable.
- recursive 12y ago
  With cable, at least it's possible to never subscribe in the first place. That doesn't work with governments.
  - rtpg 12y ago
    don't own a car/house/etc. and you can greatly reduce your interaction surface with government. At least in France the only interaction I have with the gov't is voting, getting a letter to pay my habitation taxes, and having to renew my passport. If you think it's unreasonable to not have a car, it might be unreasonable to not have an internet connection too...
    - recursive 12y ago
      I think it's more reasonable to not have a car than it is to not have internet, but that's probably a minority view. In any case, I have internet access, but no cable subscription.
- icelancer 12y ago
  I like to complain about Comcast as much as anyone else, but it's an order of magnitude worse at the DMV/DOL.