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Well I'm not a UK driver but all of those ideas sound good to me, because cars give people freedom to go wherever they want and help the economy keep going. Tons of people don't have access to public transit and they do have cars, and they need them to get to work and the rest of the places they go to live their lives.
Sure, build more public transit to help out too, and create incentives for pollution reduction and all that. But if you want the regular people on your side you will have to stop trying to take their freedom to drive away.
Just move to America if you want unsafe roads for bikers and parking lot after parking lot.
I'm already here and it is wonderful
Brother our infrastructure is why our kids are all weak and obese and all of ours cities are unlivable.
Well I don't have any of those problems, I live in a small town and life is great here. Cost of living is low, crime is low, and the air is fresh.
Nothing much I can do about the rest of the country's problems. I vote against the Trumptards each November.
So, to paraphrase, “I got mine, so fuck you”?
"It doesn't affect me therefore it's not a problem and nothing should be done. Doing things might inconvenience me in some way."
What a shitty attitude, but you vote so good for you have a sticker. (/s in case you're as dumb as I assume)
Americans like you are why things are so shitty in the first place and why we're an international embarrassment.
Do better.
Let me tell you how "dumb" I am so you can gloat over it some more, you bright shining ray of sunshine. I'm so dumb that I have 2 college degrees, a great career doing high-tech stuff for lots of money, and I own my own house and land where I have an offgrid solar panel system and a sweet garden.
I'm so dumb that my life is great and you made me so sad about it.
Thank you for demonstrating my point.