01-14-2015, 03:09 PM
We subsidize public transit specifically because we think it's a public good, and mobility for everyone is important. You talk about our society organizing itself such that the rich subsidize the poor, but when we think about free parking, the generally less affluent (non-car-drivers) subsidize the more affluent (motorists).
I personally don't think that to walk is to suffer. I love walking. Walking has a lot of benefits, and we'd do well to encourage it. But, if you do think it's a hardship, what you're doing is asking people not only to endure hardship, but also to pay for your comfort.
I personally don't think that to walk is to suffer. I love walking. Walking has a lot of benefits, and we'd do well to encourage it. But, if you do think it's a hardship, what you're doing is asking people not only to endure hardship, but also to pay for your comfort.