• doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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    23 hours ago

    People need cars to live where I am. There is no public transportation and cycling is far too dangerous, no one even tries. They give up their homes before their cars. Tons of people living on UBI would be living in their cars.

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      22 hours ago

      In a political climate where you could actually implement UBI, you would also be able to implement walkability policies.

      Also, e-bikes. E-bikes is where it’s at.

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        21 hours ago

        Yeah not in rural areas, we need cars.

        Now, im all for banning bro trucks and crossovers over 3500 lbs. If you cant get by with a miata or a wagon, you have to get a special license for a bigger vehicle and pay more because youre damaging the road and endangering others 10x more in your 10,000lb f350 diesel.

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          19 hours ago

          Rural areas, sure. Suburban and urban where the majority of humans live, no.

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        22 hours ago

        Yeah e bikes aren’t even allowed on the roads for now. The walkability problem is a matter of the billions and billions of dollars it would take to essentially redo every road in the county. Some zoning changes could help a little but we’re generations of work away from being walkable

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          19 hours ago

          I’m being speculative, right?

          In a political climate where you could actually implement UBI, you would also be able to …