• @UnderpantsWeevil
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    5 days ago

    Less bike lanes

    100% he’s going to make that happen

    and cheaper parking

    0% he’s going to make that happen

    Free market, bitches! Prices. Only. Go. Up!

    • @[email protected]
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      54 days ago

      wait why would less bike lanes make anything cheaper?? it’s just sectioning off a portion of the road?

      • @UnderpantsWeevil
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        84 days ago

        You turn the bike lane into street parking. No idea how this makes things cheaper, but I guess the argument is two extra parking spots per block is going to make all the difference.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 days ago

          yeah some dude paying 7 bucks an hour while he picks up taco bell (idk the hourly rate for parking im not american) is gonna break profit records

          • Encrypt-Keeper
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            14 days ago

            This politician isn’t American either, this is in Sydney

    • @aidan
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      -114 days ago

      In free markets prices generally go down

        • @aidan
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          -24 days ago

          Compare the percent of income required for seasonings and fresh fruits from around the world now vs 200 years ago.

          • Encrypt-Keeper
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            34 days ago

            That’s probably more of a function of our switch from consumption taxes to income tax.

            • @aidan
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              24 days ago

              What’re you talking about? It’s a function of global trade lol.

              • Encrypt-Keeper
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                14 days ago

                You might want to actually look into the history of global trade sometime.