@the_transit_guy All the great cities in this country were created prior to leftist policies. To take credit for them is utterly ridiculous. Leftist policies have greatly diminished all of them. What should be asked is how great NY, LA could be today without the hindrance of leftist policies.
An example that I used to use when having a price discussion with a customer is โDo you find it expensive when getting work done on your car? Now imagine the mechanic came to do the work in your garage. Do you think it would cost more or less?โ This would lead straight into educating them on efficiency.
What made them easily repairable also made them cheaper. Obama also added numerous regulations to make cars more expensive comparatively and by extension harder to repair.
This is also causing vehicles that suffered damage that would have been considered a fender bender in the past to be totaled at a very high rate.