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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're a garage owner, and you could fill your garage at $8/hour, why would you charge less?

The city owns a bunch of parking spaces; if they can fill them at $8/hour, why should they charge less?

(I don't know if $8 is the right amount. If they charge $8 and there are bunches of spots unused, then they should lower the price.)[/quote]

Is the DC government a business now?[/quote]

You're not answering the PP's question.

"The city owns a bunch of parking spaces; [u]if they can fill them at $8/hour, why should they charge less[/u]?"[/quote]

The city could also charge people $10,000 a month for running water. Should they do that too?[/quote]

You're still not answering the PP's question. I will point out, also, that $10,000/month is surely not the market price for running water for a household in DC, and that access to running water is really not comparable to cheap street parking for bars.[/quote]

If the government is going to get into the business of charging market rates for everything, you are going to be in for some serious sticker shock, my friend. Much of what the government does is things that businesses cannot do at a rate people could afford. [/quote]

Right, but parking spots are not a thing that businesses cannot provide at a rate people can afford, as evidenced by the enormous number of fully occupied parking garages downtown. So why should people object to the government charging closer to market rate for parking? [/quote]

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