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A comment on Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail. Parent comment

Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by consteval on Monday October 14, 2024 @12:38PM (#41839173)
That's not what democratic means. If the people did not vote on them, it's not democratic, even if it appears as though they would hypothetically vote for it.
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by eru on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @06:17AM (#41847001)
Huh? The people voted for the government that implemented the policy. Just like with every policy in any representative democracy anywhere around the world.
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