I must say, I'm curious. Where do you fall on the political spectrum? I've seen hints of liberalism, dashes of conservatism, but nothing quite concrete in determining your political identity.
Haha, interesting question. According to the VoteMatch test, I'm a libertarian leaning progressive, but in truth, I'd just consider myself a bad democrat. I'm mostly progressive, but have libertarian and populist streaks that go against the party line. For instance, I oppose gun control, morally (but not legally) oppose abortion, abhor "too big to fail" and support drastic cuts to defense spending. That said, I still have the trademark liberal issues that piss small government types off. Single-payer healthcare, social security, emissions regulations, federal development grants, etc. But unlike most of my liberal peers, I think that cutting defense spending and shaking money out of the CIA/DEA/DHS is the best approach, rather than just taxing people more and keeping inefficient, outdated programs. The military industrial complex is like an crack addiction that's slowly killing this country. Cuts to defense spending will be very painful; it'll cost jobs and hurt local economies, but it's worth it in the long run.
As you mentioned, the cheaper roads will become much more crowded, forcing the commuter to decide between paying out the nose and being stuc… morek on overcrowded, poorly maintained roads.
It is a natural cycle of the economy. If somebody hikes up the prices, they lose business, and less business=less customers, so for them to be able to continue making profit, they would need to set their prices lower again. I wholeheartedly understand the concern for the commuter, but it is in their power (along with the rest of the consumers) to empower certain business over others, who treat them better, making it so that they will receive more profits than the abusing business. It is, as I said, in the interest of the producer to appeal to the consumer with better road conditions, fast travel, lower prices, and safer road laws.
What about monopolies? There are some cities that can only be easily accessed by only one road. If commuters have few al… [view original content]
Very enlightening responses, thank you.
I must say, I'm curious. Where do you fall on the political spectrum? I've seen hints of liber… morealism, dashes of conservatism, but nothing quite concrete in determining your political identity.
Haha, interesting question. According to the VoteMatch test, I'm a libertarian leaning progressive, but in truth, I'd just consider myself a bad democrat. I'm mostly progressive, but have libertarian and populist streaks that go against the party line. For instance, I oppose gun control, morally (but not legally) oppose abortion, abhor "too big to fail" and support drastic cuts to defense spending. That said, I still have the trademark liberal issues that piss small government types off. Single-payer healthcare, social security, emissions regulations, federal development grants, etc. But unlike most of my liberal peers, I think that cutting defense spending and shaking money out of the CIA/DEA/D… [view original content]
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Very enlightening responses, thank you.
Haha, interesting question. According to the VoteMatch test, I'm a libertarian leaning progressive, but in truth, I'd just consider myself a bad democrat. I'm mostly progressive, but have libertarian and populist streaks that go against the party line. For instance, I oppose gun control, morally (but not legally) oppose abortion, abhor "too big to fail" and support drastic cuts to defense spending. That said, I still have the trademark liberal issues that piss small government types off. Single-payer healthcare, social security, emissions regulations, federal development grants, etc. But unlike most of my liberal peers, I think that cutting defense spending and shaking money out of the CIA/DEA/DHS is the best approach, rather than just taxing people more and keeping inefficient, outdated programs. The military industrial complex is like an crack addiction that's slowly killing this country. Cuts to defense spending will be very painful; it'll cost jobs and hurt local economies, but it's worth it in the long run.
I can respect that. I may not agree with you on everything, but I am definitely appreciative of your nature of critical thought.
Never went fully into politics, I guess I'm inclined to follow the guys who tend to equality.