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0 pointsjcoffland9y ago0 comments

That's why I left 40%. Maybe 60% isn't the magic number but 10% is BS. We need to eliminate corruption and abuse of power. Contractors of all types regularly get away with over charging local governments. This has to stop.

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brianwawok9y ago

Have you looked at where your town money actually goes? You think 30-40% is going to corruption?

These numbers are public. Dive in.

Sprawl is hard to sustain. We should let some paved roads turn to dirt, and encourage fewer dense places to live. (Or you can live far out, but no paved roads, and no fire trucks)

jcofflandOP9y ago

Yes I do. In the form of paying too much and too long for services such as construction.

brianwawok9y ago

What would you say if someone told you that about the software you built.

You quote 6 months and 50k for a project. A non-developer told you that was too long and too expensive. It should cost 25k and take 3 months.

Is that acceptable?

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0 pointsjcoffland9y ago0 comments

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brianwawok9y ago

Have you looked at where your town money actually goes? You think 30-40% is going to corruption?

These numbers are public. Dive in.

Sprawl is hard to sustain. We should let some paved roads turn to dirt, and encourage fewer dense places to live. (Or you can live far out, but no paved roads, and no fire trucks)

jcofflandOP9y ago

Yes I do. In the form of paying too much and too long for services such as construction.

brianwawok9y ago

What would you say if someone told you that about the software you built.

You quote 6 months and 50k for a project. A non-developer told you that was too long and too expensive. It should cost 25k and take 3 months.

Is that acceptable?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse