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TightBoysenberry_ t1_j6nbc9f wrote

Reply to comment by kevalry in Wu wants to cut fares at Boston’s commuter rail stations. Is that really a good idea? (NO PAYWALL) by GlobeOpinion

conservatives and progressives in America don't want to pay for anything.

They think everything the govt does should be magically free.

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3720-To-One t1_j6ngwiy wrote

Lol. Yeah, except progressives do want to pay for things via taxation.

It’s conservatives who think stable and desirable societies don’t cost anything.

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TightBoysenberry_ t1_j6nidqx wrote

talk to any progressive in MA about raising their taxes or fees or whatever, and watch them immediately backpedal.

they are for lots of things, but if you suggest they pay more to see those things happen, they are suddenly not for them anymore.

same reason most of them are NIMBY and against housing, in their town or neighborhood. but 100% for it somewhere else.

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corned_beef_balls t1_j6o3gl2 wrote

MA had a tax refund last year. Some of this doesn’t require more taxes.

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therealcmj t1_j6oygz5 wrote

Hi. It’s me a progressive here.

Raise my taxes. Please.

Use it to provide universal pre-k. Feed kids free lunch at school. Provide free after school programs. Free subway service for all city residents. Lower T fares for commuter rail. Raise on street parking prices. Tax the fuck out of parking lots in the city. Add a congestion tax.

K thx

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DarkPurpleHibiscus t1_j6nxut1 wrote

Sounds like you've been listening to conservatives lying to other conservatives about what progressives are like.

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TightBoysenberry_ t1_j6o1ay9 wrote

Most people are hypocrites. Has nothing to do with what they believe.

Most of the Boston/Camberville people you talk to are all about housing and progressivism and transit and bikes!! Until they put a bike lane or new housing development on their street. Then they are vociferously against it.

Anyone I know in Davis Sq or Union Sq for example, is 100% against the new development there. Because change = bad. They live there, and nobody else should!

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10lbCheeseBurger t1_j6okupb wrote

The MBTA should be a loss-leader. It is one of the main reasons the reason the city of Boston and its surrounding boroughs attract so many businesses, young people, etc.

This shit is a Costco chicken. It shouldn't matter if it doesn't turn a profit on its own--the money it brings into the state indirecty cannot be overstated.

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TightBoysenberry_ t1_j6ooqxp wrote

You can't argue that to the average citizen though, they don't understand the concept. They can't understand it... because they are stupid and ignorant when it comes to economics beyond basic arithmetic.

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