03-13-2022, 10:22 AM
(03-12-2022, 03:00 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: It's good that people are talking about it, but that doesn't mean we have solutions readily available. I see where people are coming from about the whole modern craze over "instant gratification", but at the same time, when you're talking about whether or not someone is going to be able to afford to commute to work, you really do need an "instant" solution if you don't want to have to double the size of the welfare state.
There is no instant solution to our most serious issues, and most of that is due to the lack of investment over decades. Take the NYC subway system: it's nearly broken -- limping along on infrastructure nearing the end of its life (if not already well past it). There is no finger-snap to fix that, and it's only one of thousands of problems needing attention yesterday. Liberals made fixing things hard, and conservatives were happy doing the nothing they preferred in any case. Well, the bill has arrived. Now what?
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