Ger in the Cloud

Cloud and Container Security. Previously SysAdmin and Programmer in Linux, Python, C & Bash. Love to learn and pass along knowledge.

[Ger in the Cloud @cloudsec9]

@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL The "game" is to "minimize" costs, so we award contracts to the "lowest bidder".
So they buy the crappiest stuff, and build a pricey maint. pipeline where the fleece the city, until it needs to be changed. Rinse and repeat.

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL So, upon explaining, you think that we should buy CHEAPER stuff which we'll end up replacing MORE often, because it is easier for elected people to campaign on?

I'd rather buy BETTER & more DURABLE stuff that we won't replace for another 100 years.

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Ok, first you say "that's not rent", but later you state "quite literally rent from the bank".

It's even in the same tweet?
I was trying to clarify your stance, but now it's even less clear, I dunno. 🤷

[Ger in the Cloud @cloudsec9]

@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Well, the difference of course is that if you don't pay for you car or cell, they are heavy paperweights; but even if you never leave your house, you are availing yourself to the benefits of being in that area.

Words do mean things .. property tax =/= rent, glad that's cleared!

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL "Pay a yearly fee" <- yes, that's for the benefits living there provide; like fire/police/ambulance and roads, among others.
I'd argue businesses should shoulder more of this burden (not just rentals), but we've been going the other way on this for a while.

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@smo841603557184 @big_pedestrian Also, biz owners can be dumb; they think customers do what THEY do -- Proved that with the 2 driving lanes => 1 transit/1 drive lane -- they ELIMINATED almost all parking - biz owners CRIED like BABIES and SUED ... they lost, and the post-biz impact showed MORE ppl & more biz $$.

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@smo841603557184 @big_pedestrian Oh look, MORE lies ... and such STUPID ones too. 30% of adults cycle; bike lanes aren't CONGESTED because they FLOW so well.

Such vivid fantasies, but NO evidence. Lots though of positive impacts with more walking/biking infra, more people & upticks in biz spending.
🤷

[Ger in the Cloud @cloudsec9]

@smo841603557184 @big_pedestrian If YIMBY cities are *ignoring* crime, you have *evidence* that this is happening right, or is it just "trust me bro" like always?

Social justice is about people getting the help they need; I already told you what needs to be done, so why isn't it being done? NIMBYs & cons! lol

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Most cities are going to be around for decades or even hundreds of years. If we elected people that cared and they hired the same, we'd build things right and to last a hundred years. More expensive, more "waste" in the short term, but cheaper in the long run.

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL So instead of getting people doing things the best way, or trying to save money; they play the game set up for them.
Most politicians don't want quality -- when it falls apart in 5-10 yrs, they'll be somewhere else -- so who cares?
But they can boast a 0% tax increase!

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL I'd argue that bigger rental corps should have to pay higher fees; but biz-friendly pols want their buddies to be subsidized by individual owners. 🤷

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Bruh, this is just mythmaking in your mind. Renters live in .. property owned by someone. That person then pays property taxes. So you don't think the rent people pay goes (indirectly) to property taxes?

We can argue about various rates, but nobody escapes prop. tax.

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Well, except if you live near state lines and your employer is over that line. Or, your remote.
Or, your an investor or you work under the table.

And these are city/local income taxes, right? Because my big city is going to need more $ then a rural town.

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Meh, we've already seen what a nightmare not funding things can be -- look up the "Kansas experiment" under Brownbeck.
It got so bad conservatives revolted and undid the stupidity.

They are already cancelling major projects, and those are one time things. It's going to be bad!!

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL The weird thing is that people pay for 30+ years on a mortgage and don't blink an eye, but THAT isn't "rent", because it's not paid to the Gov't?

Also, if you pay your taxes (or defer them), no repossesion, pretty simple?

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@illiquidsloth @Jabaker60 @HollyBullardFL Well, see, the problem with silly analogies is that... they are silly. To be useful, you have to pay for cell service, and gas, insurance and registration.

You get benefit from city/area services just from living in your home.

Paying your share of the community bill isn't rent.

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@ASUHHHDBLUH Ok, is it just me or ... "ethically replaced"?

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@smo841603557184 @big_pedestrian I've seen this happen with transit -- biz ppl cried & sued & delayed, and the project cost more.

Afterwards, with one transit & one driving lane, biz went UP & MORE people visited and stayed longer in the area because it was more inviting.
MORE YIMBY PROJECTS NOW!!!

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@smo841603557184 @big_pedestrian LOL, oh that is rich ... "parking that working families *DEPEND* on".

BRUH.🤣
Most bike lane installs retain a bunch of parking -- but even if they eliminate ALL of it on street, you now have to walk a block or two.
You have to walk further than that in a typical Walmart store🤦