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Old 05-20-19, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Because many people became convinced that public transit is for "poor people." And, or course, it's socialist. (Funny how people who think that don't have a problem with the Interstate Highway system, which is about as socialist as you can get.) Finally, there is a mindset that if doesn't and cannot benefit me, my tax dollars should not be spent on it. "If I have a 90 min. drive to work. A bus ride simply wouldn't be practicable, so my tax dollars shouldn't fund busses, especially when those busses are really only needed by the poor."
I don't think the people who make money care if the automotive system of transportation is socialist or not. If it is, they probably just think that if you're going to have socialism, better make it bigger and more lucrative instead of less. Then you can pretend it's capitalism because in capitalism, people seek to get rich.

What amazes me is that so many people were able to ignore the resource waste and unsustainability of it. Even today with climate denial, it doesn't matter how clear it is to someone who's not afraid to admit it lest they lose out in some way economically, those who do fear economic loss are simply blocked from seeing how obvious it is. It's like their minds are paralyzed by economic fears and won't allow any thought that could lead to acknowledgment of negative consequences of the status quo that makes them money.
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