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Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe by Ma8ee on Saturday July 20, 2024 @02:07PM (#41018383)
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?

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Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe by BriggyDwiggs42 on Saturday July 20, 2024 @03:22PM (#41018973)
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.
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Re:Public toilets are vanishing and that's a civic catastrophe by __turbobrew__ on Saturday July 20, 2024 @06:16PM (#41020512)
You collect tax to pay for the necessities and then don’t charge a per-use fee.
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