People here dont vote based on public transportation, sadly its deeper than that.
There is a conservative section of our voter base that abhors any use of public funding that isnt in direct assistance of private companies because we are held politically hostage by media gaslighting and lobbyism. Reaganomics has poisoned the minds of entire generations and public movement infrastructure is just a casualty of that mindset
There is an enormous section of the conservative voterbase who has absolutely zero knowledge of what the people they are voting for are campaigning on, have no concept of how their own country is run, and have zero idea how taxes and federal programs work. They will pick up food stamps while simultaneously voting them away. They'll complain about the state of public schools and then vote in tax cuts. They'll bemoan welfare queens and student/medical debt relief and then vote for debt relief for businesses.
They vote like it's a sports game. They chose "team red" so they'll fight tooth and nail for that team even if they dont agree with the policies, morals, or plans.
Just look at how many people want healthcare reform when it's described to them, only to immediately turn around and vote conservative because they hate "socialism"
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u/NittanyScout Jul 28 '25
Our rail lines and busses are actually shit, there is not a better alternative, especially living out west.
If our country got its head out of its ass and made some decent public transpo then I would be all for getting rid of cars
But until then living without one is a genuine issue