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[–] 361 points 5 months ago (30 children)

Sure sure sure, but did the government make any profit from doing this?

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  • [–] 232 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    Business owners whose vehicles now need less repair and maintenance: “This is unacceptable“

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    "Garmin GPS announces next update to bring back missing potholes by playing bang.mp3 without any user input destination needed..."

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  • [–] 26 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    There's a corner gas episode where the small town gets upset after a pothole is filled because it helps reduce the speed of traffic and a speed bump is too fancy

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    it's been over a decade since I've seen any of that show and I can picture a whole bunch of scenes from that episode in my head

    not because I actually remember them, just because the characters and plot are that identifiable

    good show

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    The movie blew my fucking mind...

    They were a couple a whole time? 🤣🤣

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  • [–] 59 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I know you're joking, but it is so depressing that this is EXACTLY how so many government officials think and how so many constituents have been brainwashed to think.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    and, equally if not more depressingly, governments can make waaay more money by TAXING THE FUCKING RICH!

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The typical conservative response to that is "but then they'll take their businesses elsewhere and now you get nothing."

    The typical conservative response also fails to even consider just how difficult, expensive, and risky it is to move a large business to an entirely new region. Real estate has to be purchased and sold, employees have to be relocated or replaced, logistics have to be established in the new region, valuable business connections and contracts will have to be severed, and for brick and mortar businesses, the competitive landscape will be different.

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  • [–] 39 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Car infrastructure doesn't need to make a profit don't you know? Its just public transport that needs be a net gain for the city

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (6 children)

    Ah, you must be one of those people that needs posts to end in "/s" to get the joke.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Haha I think you might be the person who needs the /s. I was just continuing the sarcasm but making an adjacent sarcastic point

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)