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Reconsider preconceptions of what cities and society can do for humanity. Basic needs like clean water, sanitation, and streets could be extended to public hou
by nosuchthing 11y ago
Reconsider preconceptions of what cities and society can do for humanity.
Basic needs like clean water, sanitation, and streets could be extended to public housing and food. Public housing might be a bare minimum room in a crowded building on cheap land around urban areas with public transit connecting the community into the city.
- cmdrfred 11y ago1: Not everyone lives in cities. 2: Why am I paying for your housing and then having to either live in a slum, or buy one myself?
- nosuchthing 11y ago1: Correct, though since the majority of jobs, infrastructure, and population gravitates around urban areas, building further infrastructure near populated areas would be reasonable. 2: Why do societies agree to build and maintain public infrastructure projects like sanitation, water, roads, schools, etc? There will always be the economy of WANTs, buy a house wherever you want! Consider the excessive amount of tax money going into the Prison Industrial Complex economy, it seems a much better option to build low cost / public housing infrastructure and job training rather than prisons.
- cmdrfred 11y ago1: So, basically people who live in rural areas will subsidize the people who live in cities? Or will they just pay much lower taxes? 2: Sanitation? I have my own septic system. Water? Well. Roads? You mean the gravel thing that has tons of pot holes? It would not be feasible for me to do that alone. (private property and all) Schools? Tell me how much a high school degree gets you in today's economy? I just don't see much ROI there. I agree about the prison system, it should only have violent criminals and thieves but the savings should go to lower taxes for the poor and middle class.