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Re:App parking system shuts down in San Francisco by sillysaurus3 on Sunday July 13, 2014 @08:36PM (#8029077)
I agree the app should be shut down, but only because the city should build its own so it can take the money directly.

The poor can't afford smartphones. If your plan were implemented, how would they find parking? If they aren't able to participate in your system, then that will add a lot of time to their daily commute.

Poor people are already penalized for being poor due to overdraft fees, predatory credit, etc. Taking an extra hour of their life each day just so the wealthy can find parking more easily doesn't seem best.

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Re:App parking system shuts down in San Francisco by webXL on Sunday July 13, 2014 @10:05PM (#8029264)
If the poor can't afford smartphones, then they probably can't afford parking violations either, and would probably do better using subsidized public transportation than owning and maintaining a car, right?
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Re:App parking system shuts down in San Francisco by evanb on Sunday July 13, 2014 @10:19PM (#8029290)
Not if they work the night shift.
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Re:App parking system shuts down in San Francisco by gweinberg on Sunday July 13, 2014 @10:33PM (#8029324)
During the night shift there is probably parking available.
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Re:App parking system shuts down in San Francisco by w1ntermute on Sunday July 13, 2014 @09:06PM (#8029140)
The poor can't find parking as it is, and neither can the wealthy. Instead, everyone wastes their time driving around looking for a spot.
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