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Understanding Debt 11 years ago

Debt to build new transit infrastructure, research and development labs etc is a great way a country can use debt to benefit it's current and future citizens. A person could take a loan out for a car and that may create a small fraction of jobs. Where as if a government can take on debt to create DARPANET or invest in clean energy the outcome is many times more profitable to the government and future business derived from that.

Understanding Debt 11 years ago

If a country uses that debt to let's say, invest in DARPANET, or build new transit infrastructure for commerce. I'd say that is a good use of debt. I think comparing what a government can use debt for vs buying a car or a house is short sighted.

New Tube for London 12 years ago

Meanwhile California can't get high speed rail, or connect LA Metro from 7th street to the terminal.

It's only getting worse. Some DA offices are asking for DNA samples from minor offenses ( Misdemeanors ) for a decent plea or no time. When your only job is to win and put people away you're going to do whatever you can to accomplish this. It's the same as any company trying to dominate a particular industry or become the best. Our Justice system needs another change similar to the change from punishment to rehabilitation.

You have a point, but having services on-premise can still achieve the disfunction, mishmash and overall goods times you're describing with a SaaS service.

You might get better response times knowing it's a local problem vs let's say an office in NYC hosting your ticketing system. Regardless, I'm sure they have put a lot of thought into this set up and to me sounds amazing. No ties to a physical location = win.