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-In no way meant to belittle what they did. I think what they do is awesome. Just being sarcastic about vaccinations in the US.
Your argument is comparable to saying we've as a society accepted we pay for food. What we get in return for whatever we pay is not part of the equation. I won't pay $40 for a fast food burger.
In fact, in the US there is nothing in the constitution that supports the taxation of the people for these programs.
I'm all for UBI actually but this opinion is still valid.
Try taking the Metro from Vienna to Springfield. You have to get almost entirely into DC, then change lines and come back out. Compare to other systems which are much more efficient.
I believe there would be significant less backlash if the Metro wasn't awful and more people were able to use it reliably without ridiculous wait times.
FWIW, I lived there and hated the metro and seldom used it. The tube in London on the other hand - I wouldn't buy a car if I lived there.
The bigger issue is that these people have paid taxes for years to pay for these roads which already exist and are now being told they can't use the road without paying 10x more money. A road they paid for in the first place. This isn't a toll road built which was funded privately and is trying to make a profit.
Then these weird videos started showing up. We took youtube away for exactly these videos that are mentioned in this link.
These are targeting children and it's sick.
Everything has a price, I guarantee one of those people would sell, given the right offer.
There are many homes for sale in that area also, just not the less than 200k he wants to pay: https://www.zillow.com/homes/Brewerytown,-Philadelphia_rb/