cycleclinic-
No, the places where they're alright they're also more affordable. Investing in decent bus services for those who need it is a good idea, probably through nationalisation, as since they've been privatised, unprofitable routes get dropped. Not having to pay for something that's pretty awful or non existent isn't much use for most, it'll just be a bonus for those in cities who need it least. Rolling out decent broadband to places where, again, it's not profitable for private companies do so seems sensible to me, helping those who actually need it, although I don't know if I'd have made such a big deal about it.
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Better than free shit broadband.
Broadband would have been an infrustucture project, and would have given an almost immediate fiscal stimulus. That was the logic for prioritizing it and is usually missed. Free bus passes just distributes a cost born by individuals across the whole of society.
However, the nuance of that point combined with the lack of foresight over how state* controlled internet would look to people encapsulates the issues with JC/JMcD's political awareness.
*Particulary under a socialist government run by people who've back leaders like Chavez, and are believed to have connections with Russia.
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hugo7
What good is a bus pass with shit busses?