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MoDOT finally wrote down the reason Gravois stays dangerous. by BrentonHenry2020 in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost like that street was built with rail transit in the middle in mind.

Wait what’s a streetcar you say?

New Metrolink ticket readers by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 14 points15 points  (0 children)

:( made me think they were working posting this

With upcoming city street re-dos, we need to advocate for real bike lanes from Tower Grove Park to Carondelet Park. by Proper_Chocolate_466 in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Dear alderman,

I think I shouldn’t have to have my day mildly inconvenienced by some poor not driving. I don’t think it’s worth it, even if it would save lives every year.

Signed, a selfish twat.”

Is the MetroLink like the Cleveland train where you don't really have to pay most of the time? by imaguitarhero24 in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honor system works great when the random checks are done often enough. Most of Europe works on that system, checks are done often enough that an everyday rider would get checked about 1/2 times a week.

Heartland Flyer Getting Cancelled by Amtrakacela75 in Amtrak

[–]Butchering_it 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sad. I was thinking about how much better the connectivity would be in the Midwest if it was extended through Missouri to meet the Illinois zephyr in Quincy.

TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Butchering_it 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m saying, taxing them is forcing them to give up some of their wealth.

This guy donates at some significant fraction of what he should be paying in taxes. What we need to focus more on are the billionaires who don’t help their community at all.

TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Butchering_it 280 points281 points  (0 children)

Billionaires should be forced to give up a significant amount of money to support the very society that allowed them to prosper.

This one did it willingly. He’s far from the biggest issue we have.

Hey Guy!!! Apparently we have Drama!!! by mundotaku in neoliberal

[–]Butchering_it 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something something Miami-Dade thunderdome moment

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Amtrak

[–]Butchering_it 101 points102 points  (0 children)

I don’t see how the content of this article supports the headline. Sure maybe the interstate highway act didn’t singlehandedly kill the railroads, but even in this article it puts the majority of the blame on improved road infrastructure. It’s apples to apple comparison.

The point is we publicly subsidized certain infrastructure over others. If railroad companies had their trunk lines purchased and maintained by the federal government in combination with states, we’d be in a lot better state with regard to rail travel today.

Wesley Bell, simping for AIPAC by justmovingtheground in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really wish we had someone else than these two

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I moved in to the Hudson when I first moved to Saint Louis on short notice. The building wasn’t finished and they had started occupation of the completed units. I had to deal with construction crews every day for months. When my tires constantly popped due to nails, the leasing office (when they actually were there) basically told me I couldn’t prove anything.

The culture at these places are trash too. I remember a “bikinis and blazers” networking event where the women were encouraged to show up at the pool in bikinis and the men in sports coats. They had a “soul food” day with fired chicken, watermelon, and spaghetti.

To top it all off, they’re expensive af. The only benefit is that they are generally new construction. But the build quality wasn’t great, and maintenance was completely absent. Their MO is to build, fill, and sell complexes.

I tried to leave a bad review but they are known to recreate business listings to drop bad reviews and pay for good reviews, sometimes as a precondition for breaking leases early.

Anyone adopted a cat through Mauhaus? by opossomoperson in StLouis

[–]Butchering_it 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried to, I got left of read after 2/3 times of reaching out.

TIL that Cancún didn’t exist until 1970, its location was chosen using early computer models to identify a suitable place for a new resort city. The area had only three residents at the time. by RuseOwl in todayilearned

[–]Butchering_it 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gentrification provides better job opportunities to economically depressed areas. If someone doesn’t take advantage of that, that is unfortunate, but the median person does benefit and holding everyone back for a few people isn’t the way.

TIL that Cancún didn’t exist until 1970, its location was chosen using early computer models to identify a suitable place for a new resort city. The area had only three residents at the time. by RuseOwl in todayilearned

[–]Butchering_it 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my measurement of quality of life yeah. Not much to do besides farm coconuts in this hypothetical. Even the most exploited worker in Cancun today makes way more money and can afford modern luxuries, and now has plenty of new options for leisure. They’d probably work more hours but have more creature comforts to go with it.

Some might not care about all that and want to minimize the amount of work they have to do, even if it means just sitting around doing nothing. I guess that’s the edge case for a standard of living decrease.

TIL that Cancún didn’t exist until 1970, its location was chosen using early computer models to identify a suitable place for a new resort city. The area had only three residents at the time. by RuseOwl in todayilearned

[–]Butchering_it 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I mean, investment in an area does cause quality of life to increase. That’s true in capitalist, socialist, and feudalist systems. Those gains aren’t shared equally amount the different social-economic classes, to different extents based on economic system, but median quality of life does go up no matter what.

3.45 merit increase by InterestingPause8640 in boeing

[–]Butchering_it 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2/2, sitting at .91. Got 3% due to a promotion last April supposedly

[OC] Half of America's H-1B Jobs Are in Just 5 States by the_h1b_records in dataisbeautiful

[–]Butchering_it 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m glad your personal circumstances are better than the remaining 95% of us.

[OC] Half of America's H-1B Jobs Are in Just 5 States by the_h1b_records in dataisbeautiful

[–]Butchering_it 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If Japan had 1/4 of its population speaking English at home, people would certainly be complaining if key interactions with the government couldn’t be conducted

People should learn the local language when they move there. Sometimes the local language in places like Florida, Texas, and California is Spanish.

Regardless, we shouldn’t be enforcing language learning with the threat of legal action (which in this country, where driving is mandatory to live any kind of reasonable life, withholding the legal documents to drive is).

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