03-18-2017, 03:31 PM
I feel like planet Earth has a lot of people that think their personal opinions on what's good or bad are facts instead of just opinions. But you're right about their not being many absolutes- subsidies are bad, but of course we subsidize all kinds of things in ways that aren't immediately obvious. Which are bad or good? You're right: it's a matter of opinion.
Street parking is an interesting topic, and I think plam's post makes it clear how nuanced it is. I have to say, as untenable it is here, I like the policy of big cities like Tokyo and Beijing to require a person to have access to a parking spot before buying a car, but it has unintended consequences as everything does.
I don't think we really have collectively decided that being able to park a car on a street has benefit, in any kind of methodical way. I think we've just done that for so long that it has come to be viewed as an entitlement that people won't give up.
Street parking is an interesting topic, and I think plam's post makes it clear how nuanced it is. I have to say, as untenable it is here, I like the policy of big cities like Tokyo and Beijing to require a person to have access to a parking spot before buying a car, but it has unintended consequences as everything does.
I don't think we really have collectively decided that being able to park a car on a street has benefit, in any kind of methodical way. I think we've just done that for so long that it has come to be viewed as an entitlement that people won't give up.