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by andrewnicolalde 1813 days ago
I think they're saying the problem is political, not financial.
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I'm just being cynical.

If you ask people whether or not they some ostensibly good policy should be implemented, the majority will agree. When you ask taxpayers to actually cough up and pay for the services, though, the majority will get extremely upset.

A more interesting survey question would be how much people are prepared to sacrifice to make these problems go away.