Billy O'NealApr 6
I don't know, having people who use the system more pay more for it seems appropriate to me.
Show threadXarnApr 6

In abstract? Sure. In specifics? Wellllll, that's much harder to say.

For example, I think most people agree that we do not want people to pay for their healthcare usage directly. Similarly, since the _need_ to use car for travel for work tends to be inversely proportional with your socioeconomic class, simple direct usage taxes on roads end up regressive.

Show threadBilly O'Neal6d ago
@horenmar I strongly disagree. Living somewhere that forces you to commute a long distance to live in the 'burbs' is a choice. The status quo is that we subsidize the shit out of sprawl and suburbia by having almost no 'user pays' on the infrastructure.
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@malwareminigun Is it a choice though?

Rent for ~50m2, 2+1
* in Prague city centre: 25k+, without utilities.
* in Prague city, outskirts: 20k+
* Louny (easy-ish car travel to Prague via highway): 10-12k

Pretax Prague salary of
* Cashier: 35-40k
* Social worker: 30-35k
* Janitors: 20-30k
* Preschool educators (not sure what the english name is): 30-40k
...

Simple math tells you that various low-paid positions simple can't afford to live in the place they work at.

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Show threadBilly O'Neal6d ago
@horenmar It's true that there are some folks for whom it truly isn't a choice, but I think in aggregate most of the time over here it is people who want a detached single family home, a lawn, and a cul-de-sac. And it's fine to want those things but I think it is bad for society that we subsidize the hell out of it.