I lived in Toronto for 15 years and I never owned a car, no you very much do not need one to get to your job, go shopping, and participate in society, especially not at Dufferin south of frickin' Bloor. People who get caught speeding so often that they can't afford to keep driving can... just stop driving and take transit, which is what most people there do. The idea that they literally have no other choice and will be forced into prison is just absurd.
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2, with socks, in the tropics, directly under a ceiling fan
These guys are insane
But you had both better make damn sure no money changes hands in the process
Yeah I don't really understand that part either, but it has happened
They're highly motivated. Because they believe in a wrathful god they know whatever is waiting for them on the other side is going to be unpleasant
If deflation was persistent, couldn't debt have a very low or even negative interest rate?
Taking senseless risks for little or no reward, terrible attitudes toward health & safety
Why would late-stage capitalism do this? Are they stupid?
Sure, you just won't be able to get funding from the federal government because some lame conflict of interest laws. City or State might have a program, though
And that pervert who looked at one and though 'I should hit that and start a global pandemic'
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I'm not suggesting that the moral character of the individual is in any way relevant here, and I'm glad driver's licenses are not issued or revoked on that basis. This is instead a straightforward question of public safety - anyone who consistently demonstrates that they are unable or unwilling to safely operate a motor vehicle on public roads according to the clearly posted and non-negotiable law should not permitted to risk the lives of others, and will be subject to escalating sanctions in order to accomplish that. There is definitely room for improvement in the system but it is fundamentally reasonable and sound. Yes, essentially anyone who lives in Toronto can get by without a car. Even if someone is severely physically disabled and confined to a wheelchair they can still use not only the fully accessible bus and subway system but also a separate disabled-specific transit system that provides door-to-door service using the same fee scale as the broader system. Toronto may not be a perfect utopia but it has gotten pretty close to solving this particular problem.