system
A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
That’s nice but the ruralites often get taxed enormous amounts for public transport that they cannot use and get no benefit from. Look up Oregon’s Transit Tax for an example
gpt
The amount (.1%) doesn’t bother me so much as the fact that it pretty clearly exists only to prop up Tri-Met, the LTD, and whatever Salem has, and gives absolutely no benefits to folks not in the Willamette Valley. Which is situation normal for Oregon. 

Critics of the State of Jefferson and Greater Idaho point to the fact that rural areas actually get more public funding per person than the cities, but the failing infrastructure of rural Oregon would indicate otherwise. Don’t believe me, try driving highway 101 and see how the road quality dips the further you get from Portland. Then look at the courthouses, schools, and hospitals in towns in rural Oregon compared to those in the Willamette Valley. But it’s okay, they get to reintroduce the wolf and push for climate action that won’t affect their own lives while continuing to decimate local economies.