Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe
by Ma8ee on Saturday July 20, 2024 @02:07PM
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I remember as a poor student, having to pay the equivalent of 50 cents felt like robbery. Today with a steady income I’m happy to pay a dollar, or even two, to be able to use a clean restroom.
I think the general problem is interesting: how do we price necessities when our ability to pay is so different?
Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe
by BriggyDwiggs42 on Saturday July 20, 2024 @03:22PM
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The ideal answer is, of course, that we shouldn’t put prices on most necessities, and the primary reason that we do is to threaten people into demeaning jobs.
Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe
by __turbobrew__ on Saturday July 20, 2024 @06:16PM
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You collect tax to pay for the necessities and then don’t charge a per-use fee.
This stuff is not priced to be a reasonable convenience, but to be a better alternative to soiling yourself in public. The most insulting part is paying 2 euros to pee into a smelly urinal and getting a 50 cent discount code for the nearby fast food stand as a courtesy, because I haven't spent enough apparently.