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===== An Example of Why Gov't Can't Be Run Like a Business: The Postal Service ===== | |||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/14/2291899/-An-Example-of-Why-Gov-t-Can-t-Be-Run-Like-a-Business-The-Postal-Service?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by Dan K 14/12/24 DAILY KOS] | |||
Every now and then, the country gets the insane idea of putting a businessman in the White House on the theory that “America should be run like a business.” This is totally wrong. Businesses exist to make a profit for their shareholders. | |||
===== How to improve US cities and tackle the climate crisis? Get rid of parking spaces ===== | ===== How to improve US cities and tackle the climate crisis? Get rid of parking spaces ===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/26/paved-paradise-book-americans-cars-climate-crisis by Danielle Renwick 26/5/23 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/26/paved-paradise-book-americans-cars-climate-crisis by Danielle Renwick 26/5/23 The Guardian] | ||
What could New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3m curbside parking spots?It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks and into containers. It could create safe, cool play spaces for the more than 1m New Yorkers without easy park access. It could build bioswales to collect rainwater and prevent flooding during heavy storms. | What could New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3m curbside parking spots?It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks and into containers. It could create safe, cool play spaces for the more than 1m New Yorkers without easy park access. It could build bioswales to collect rainwater and prevent flooding during heavy storms. | ||
