• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Or in the wider world with public infrastructure and taxpayers

    • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
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      That’s… how public infrastructure works?

      You try to find the responsible party. If yes, they have to pay for repairs/damages.
      If not, the tax money has to pay for it, as the infrastructure is needed.

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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        🥲 sadly not when the public infrastructure is maintained by a private company that goes bankrupt

        R.I.P. my city’s previous bike share scheme, ruined by vandals wrecking the charging docks and stealing the bikes. Our tax money could not save it due to corruption laws AFAIK

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          R.I.P. my city’s previous bike share scheme, ruined by vandals wrecking the charging docks and stealing the bikes

          Where do you live where people were vandalizing bike shares??