Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Stop Di Bloodclot Crying
I'm sick and tired of your fucking crying about inflation. When you complain about what you ain't got time for, yet will shake that ass to a rapper telling you what he got time and money for you look fucking crazy. Why are all the hit songs about shit we cannot afford as regular citizens? Why are we entertained by unrealistic notions? There used to be a time in this country when if shit didn't go the way we wanted, the people showed their ass and marched and/or even burned some shit down; what happened to that mindset? Where did the "fighting against the man" mentality go? Why are we so passive with all the outrageous shit that goes on in this country? I mean this is pre-molly so don't start blaming the youth of today, who are probably more rebellious than my parents' generation. Who dropped the ball here? Where did this complacent attitude come from? Another subway hike in NYC? No worries, we're going to pay it right? Right? Riiiiiiiiight, herbs...
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The thing is people did express outrage. Even attended the MTA board hearings. Who didnt show? The MTA board members. Why? Because they were gonna raise the fare anyway. What are the people going to do? Walk? Carpool? Every alternative is affected by inflation as well so its a lose-lose situation. Even if 100,000 people said "F** this" and didnt ride the trains/buses anymore, that wont even make a dent. Thats not even 10% ridership. and then the lost cost goes to the remaining riders.
Transit is costly, but partly is because of incompetence and mismanagement over many years. Lining pockets and paying people instead of re-investing so things like Hurricane Sandy can take out so much of the system where much of that shouldve been prepared for years ago.
Thats like every other agency, company, etc. Play with the money and pass the costs to consumers of necessities so they just bite the bullet and pay up because they dont have a choice. As much as folks complain about increased gas prices, they continue to make everything dependent on it so we just continue to eat the costs.
Its like if everyone (or at least the overwhelming majority) take a stand, its pointless for the few individuals that would. Looks more like a tantrum than a protest if ur the only one taking a stand and believes in that stand.
I seem to find it asinine that prices of everything continues to go up even as things become cheaper to produce (electronics seem to be the only consumer items that marginally reflect this trend). But then again its not. Higher price + cheaper costs = increased profit. No wonder companies make decisions that satisfy increased shareholder dividend payouts, rather than consumer benefit. The literal system of pay for profit.
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