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Originally Posted by bobbinka
people can't seem to understand that the government exists to serve the public and makes tough choices everyday to do so. there is a budget, a very limited budget that comes from the taxes you pay. there are only TWO ways to solve this "shithole" of a public transit system as some of you call it:
1). allocate more resources from other programs/areas to translink
2). pay more gaddamn taxes
in the end, it all comes down to money. and no matter which solution is used, it will be a lose-lose situation to you. you want a better transit system? either pony up some extra money to pay taxes or suffer from funding being cut from other programs. Or you could just accept the system as it is being handled and quit complaining.
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While these arguments make sense, when your initial position is that government is all bad and that those who work for it are lazy and incompetent, then nothing will ever please you short of the impossible. Sadly, a lot of people these days seem to expect everything for nothing. It's hard to blame them though - stagnant salaries and rising living costs are putting people on edge.