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0 pointsanotherhue1y ago0 comments

> most of the street space is taken up by free car storage.

'Subsidised' I think is the more correct term here.

0 pointsanotherhue1y ago0 comments

> most of the street space is taken up by free car storage.

'Subsidised' I think is the more correct term here.

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cowsandmilk1y ago· 4 in thread

most of it doesn't cost any money. I believe "free" is an accurate description.

anotherhueOP1y ago

The land is some of the most valuable and costliest to maintain in the world. The absence of a parking meter just means someone else is footing the bill.

eru1y ago

Yes, and I think that was implied already?

fknorangesite1y ago

This is such useless pedantry. We all know what was meant.

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starspangled1y ago

Free as in healthcare.

mattclarkdotnet1y ago

The thing being subsidised is free on street parking. Free on street parking is not subsidising the already existing street space.

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