cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/1730056
Sorry free market, we have been besties for a bit, but lately I have seen a lot of bs takes being made in your name, don’t hate me homie
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Free markets don’t exist.
why get political?
How about this: you research how true this meme is and get back to use with how it isn’t political?
i can get behind the need for less cars but when it gets politcal on a non political community i just block and move on
But thats the secret, its all political.
The reasons things are the way they are usually has politics underneath, as well as the reasons people push to keep things that way.
Usually if you don’t see the politics you either already agree with the underlying politics or need to look harder.
And generally its easier/more effective to deal with the root cause than simply try and address the symptoms.
History is political. Current grant funding by the feds tilts the scales on cities - why pay 100% of the price of a light rail system when the feds will pay 75-100% of a new road.
To elected officials it looks great - pretend you’re doing something and not pay for it. Avg tax payers don’t understand that more roads (and esp parking lots) actually make it so more places are only accessible by roads so it raises congestion and commutes and commute times. But hey you built a road and now you’re campaigning for state office what do you care?