@chamath How much of the wealth does the 1% or 0.1% own? Why shouldn’t the people who own the majority of the wealth also contribute proportionally higher in taxes? Wealth inequality is huge and you want lower taxes so that it can be even bigger?
@therealbriz@GuelphToday@cityofguelph If the inclusion of separated bike lanes and their maintenance stops one serious or fatal accident, then they’ve paid for themselves.
@GuelphToday If people don’t have the ability not to drive into concrete curbs with high visibility poles on them, they can’t be trusted not to drive in the cycle lane.
After the announcement that Trump won the FIFA Peace Prize, the higher-ups at the NFL are brainstorming:
- Certificate for Most Smartest Person
- Award for Designing Rooms with Just the Right Amount of Fake Gold
- Trophy for World Leader with Biggest Hands
@brianlilley And now people’s property taxes will have to fund those things. So instead of people who use those roads recklessly paying for them, it’s everyone that has to pay for them.
The coolest parts of our cities are walkable neighborhoods
We go on vacation to visit walkable neighborhoods
Our college campuses are walkable neighborhoods
Historic districts are walkable neighborhoods
The best restaurants and coffee shops are in walkable neighborhoods