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title: ""But having garbage-strewn subways that effectively serve as mobile…"
date: 2024-01-17
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# "But having garbage-strewn subways that effectively serve as mobile…

*January 17, 2024 · Facebook*

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[https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-american-cities-are-squalid/](https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-american-cities-are-squalid/){target="_blank"}
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\"But having garbage-strewn subways that effectively serve as mobile homeless shelters is no way to run a public transit system. It isn't fair on the riders who don't have the money to avoid the subway. It also isn't fair on the homeless, who are being encouraged --- or at least not discouraged --- to hang out on crowded trains, maximising the chances that bad stuff will happen. \"\
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[https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-american-cities-are-squalid/](https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-american-cities-are-squalid/){target="_blank"}
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