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Washington DC Trams will be "phased out" (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by zabadoh@ani.social to c/trams_trolleys_streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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According to this article

https://archive.ph/LpllN

DC is planning to phase out it's only line of streetcars and replace them with electric buses.

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So if a rich person has a chauffeur park on the tracks, does the chauffeur have to pay a percentage of their salary as fines?

Or an Uber driver grabbing a gig for a billionaire?

Parking fines, which is what your proposal essentially is, are a regressive tax, in most cases.

[–] Waggles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Those are pretty good loopholes tbh. Vehicles that repeatedly violate the offence should just be seized by the city if there's a need to close the loophole.

I'm not saying this is a perfect solution, but fuck I'd love to see some accountability for the people who make a negative impact on society because they are selfish pricks.