• lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Making cars mandatory fucks over working class people.

    The government should stop subsidizing driving and put that money into a form of transportation that doesn’t require 10k a year for citizens to participate.

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      1 year ago

      “bro, just spend trillions of dollars on new infrastructure that will take decades to complete, while financially crippling poor people”

      you wonder why no one likes you

      • lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        Ebike subsidies take no time. Increaseing bus frequencies is a bit faster (depending on local job markets). Painting bike gutters is pretty fast. Putting some traffic cones for modal filters is pretty fast.

        It’s true that this change will be tough for poor people who bought cars in the short term. But it’s good for poor people who didn’t buy cars in the short term (which is a lot of people with the most need). And good for all poor people in the long term.

        If you want to help poor people, subsidizing an antisocial form of transportation that some poor people use is not a good choice.