At 90, I'm tired of paying for transit, schools I don't use (web.archive.org)

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Me when I live in a society that caters to my every while: yesss haha yesss

Me when the same society caters to someone elses whims: this sucks

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[-] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 16 points 1 week ago

He actually makes a reasonable point. He pays for stuff that doesn’t exist. There is no public transport, so why is he paying for it? Schools in the US (public ones at least) are more about indoctrination than education, so why pay for it?

I agree that increasing taxation is a step towards fixing this, and other third world living standards in an allegedly first world country, but have trouble believing that it wouldn’t just be diverted to corrupt officials bank accounts.

Increasing standards of living here would first require increasing accountability from public officials. THEN you can increase taxes.

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Funding for christian schools (of one sect) was blocked by christians (of another sect).

[-] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

He says dont pay for public transit because most dont use it.
He then says dont pay for public transit because it is not accessible.
He says it is almost free, which is bad, because he pays for that too.

How are you going to make public transit more accessible without paying for more Public transit? How are you going to get people to use public transit, if it is not affordable?
This logic is often levied at public transit, whilst private automobiles go interrogated. Like it is here. Its not a good argument. Its basic boomer mentality. And its even worse, since he makes it explicitly about himself.

Don't burden taxpayers for extremely costly public transit — almost free for bus riders — when most never use public transit. Transit is not available in most neighborhoods. 90-year-olds cannot walk a block to ride a bus, much less a mile.

"Well I can't walk a block, so that means no one should get to use it."
Neat. Lets cut off dialysis funding then.

Why waste our tax dollars for the minority of Indianapolis residents who use their bikes to drive to work while ignoring repair of roadways and street markings.

newsflash-asshole Bikes damage roads way less, which increases their longevity. The infrastructure is also typically cheaper and you see more people binding the better the infrastructure is.

Another argument is that public education needs less money, since its doing really poorly. That's not a good argument.

We need reduced state, county and local taxes and reduced welfare subsidies for those aged 18 to 64 who are able bodied but do not work to fully pay for their welfare subsidies.

"Fuck you, give me mine"