John C. Shepard, AICP
@jcshepard.com
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VC-Communications at APA Small Town & Rural Planning Division.
VC-Communications at APA Small Town & Rural Planning Division.
Taxation without representation. Why should you subsidize my free ride? Basic fairness in fares. 😳
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Taxation without representation. Why should you subsidize my free ride? Basic fairness in fares. 😳
Nothing is free. They are simply shifting the cost of service from users to general taxpayers.
Then again the transaction cost to collect individual fares is such a pain it may make sense to treat transit as a general good.
Then again the transaction cost to collect individual fares is such a pain it may make sense to treat transit as a general good.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nothing is free. They are simply shifting the cost of service from users to general taxpayers.
Then again the transaction cost to collect individual fares is such a pain it may make sense to treat transit as a general good.
Then again the transaction cost to collect individual fares is such a pain it may make sense to treat transit as a general good.
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Basically, if America were a fascist regime *right now*, you'd have to hope either for a civil war or a foreign invasion. All other avenues would have been snuffed out.
In *authoritarianism*, control is a lot more tenuous and pluralist alternatives still exist - even if the regime are thugs.
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In *authoritarianism*, control is a lot more tenuous and pluralist alternatives still exist - even if the regime are thugs.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Basically, if America were a fascist regime *right now*, you'd have to hope either for a civil war or a foreign invasion. All other avenues would have been snuffed out.
In *authoritarianism*, control is a lot more tenuous and pluralist alternatives still exist - even if the regime are thugs.
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In *authoritarianism*, control is a lot more tenuous and pluralist alternatives still exist - even if the regime are thugs.
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1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Kristan Cockerill, Appalachian State University, discussed the idea of the #Midwest as “Flyover Country”. Spoiler: we do it to ourselves… so go ahead and embrace it. Like “Nebraska… we’re not for everyone”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Kristan Cockerill, Appalachian State University, discussed the idea of the #Midwest as “Flyover Country”. Spoiler: we do it to ourselves… so go ahead and embrace it. Like “Nebraska… we’re not for everyone”.