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Be careful what parts you call subsidy or investment

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/03/11

The below cartoon is way more important than many think, because in discussions, often “public transport” and especially “automobility system” are replaced (for instance by “culture”, “climate change”, “entertainment”, “education”).

It is important to think about and understand why you call something subsidy or investment (or maybe even both).

[Wayback] Cycling Professor on Twitter: “Money for the public transport system is called SUBSIDY Money for the automobility system is called INVESTMENT ¯_(ツ)_/¯… “, originally from [Wayback/Archive.is] Dan Wasserman for March 02, 2012 – GoComics:

–jeroen

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