Service should equal cost
I think that in this country Cost and Service should be more connected then they are sometimes. There are so many different ways where this is the case that I'm not sure where to start.
With things like TV's, Cameras and others things you might find at Target or say Best buy they are covered for service for say maybe a year 6 months or some small time frame by the maker of the goods. Then if you want coverage of more time then that you can buy it. That is nice of the store. (that reminds me I might have something to get fixed). But the point is that when you are paying for what ever you are buying it should be made good enough that they can give you a longer service plan then what they do. I also shouldn't have to pay to send it to them and then send it back. Hey what you made was crappy you should have to pay for it to be fixed or let me trade it in where I bought it. This is even more true with cars. You buy it new any thing that goes wrong in the 1st 2 years should be free to fix and you shouldn't be charged for the parts or the time and you go right to the dealer and since the car wasn't made right the dealer should pay for the tow or at least part of it since the car going bad is the people who made it not your fault.
In terms of eating food you kinda pay for the service that is provided. For example if I go to some place to eat generaly the nicer and the higher quality the place and the food is the more money the place costs. That in turn makes how much of a tip you give go up also. You also expect better service then like a fast food place that will be what I mention next. If the service isn't good then no tip or a little tip. For most people they don't know was the waitress slow or was it the kitchen so it all falls on the person who brought the food. Well unless it is the food that is bad. Now if you where at a fast food place well that wouldn't be so bad but you are here for the place and the better food so it is a problem and maybe you don't want to pay for it. I think that is fair.
I myself love Mighty Taco, Burger King, Wendy's , Taco Bell and I'm sure some other fast food places. Yes I like the food. I know the stuff is bad for me (unless you go after the healthy stuff). But when you go to one of those places (not cheap like they used to be, but cheaper then a lot of places) you are paying for them being quick. This is more true when going through a drive through then sitting down, but it is still true. If you walk into McDonalds and there is a long line, you are best to leave. Yes after time you learn to love their food, but that is different. You are there because it is fast and cheap (just like streetwalkers from what I have heard). If they lose the fast part then there isn't really a reason to be there.
This leads me into the NFTA. I know that a lot of people think the price increase is bad. I would agree sort of. I wish they weren't raising the prices. But I would rather they Keep services and raise fairs then cut services. I think that unless they come up with more fares more often then they shouldn't get to do a 2nd fare hike. I think NFTA should run 24 hrs a day. Yes it is nice that they have that late 20 bus if you are in College that goes from downtown to the different schools. But what about us drunks that aren't why not have buses for us. Here is what pisses me off. Monday is MLK, nice holiday. But see most working people don't have it off. Yes city and state and county or who ever gets it off. But if you work at like a Job or a Plant you have to work. But see the bus people put everything on a Saturday time frame. But see some buses like the one I take don't go every where they go on a weekday. On a Saturday like two buses go out as far as I go, and after about a half work day one goes back into the city. What about people who have no way to get back. Worse yet how do people who depend on the bus who have to work on a Sunday or a Holiday get to work? I think that for $2.00 a ride the NFTA needs to give much better service on weekends then it does. But I don't have other cities to compare it to. I know workers want the weekends off and stuff, but hey if other people have to work them so should they. The NFTA shouldn't be about profit it should be about providing a service and making sure people can get to and from where they need to be.
With things like TV's, Cameras and others things you might find at Target or say Best buy they are covered for service for say maybe a year 6 months or some small time frame by the maker of the goods. Then if you want coverage of more time then that you can buy it. That is nice of the store. (that reminds me I might have something to get fixed). But the point is that when you are paying for what ever you are buying it should be made good enough that they can give you a longer service plan then what they do. I also shouldn't have to pay to send it to them and then send it back. Hey what you made was crappy you should have to pay for it to be fixed or let me trade it in where I bought it. This is even more true with cars. You buy it new any thing that goes wrong in the 1st 2 years should be free to fix and you shouldn't be charged for the parts or the time and you go right to the dealer and since the car wasn't made right the dealer should pay for the tow or at least part of it since the car going bad is the people who made it not your fault.
In terms of eating food you kinda pay for the service that is provided. For example if I go to some place to eat generaly the nicer and the higher quality the place and the food is the more money the place costs. That in turn makes how much of a tip you give go up also. You also expect better service then like a fast food place that will be what I mention next. If the service isn't good then no tip or a little tip. For most people they don't know was the waitress slow or was it the kitchen so it all falls on the person who brought the food. Well unless it is the food that is bad. Now if you where at a fast food place well that wouldn't be so bad but you are here for the place and the better food so it is a problem and maybe you don't want to pay for it. I think that is fair.
I myself love Mighty Taco, Burger King, Wendy's , Taco Bell and I'm sure some other fast food places. Yes I like the food. I know the stuff is bad for me (unless you go after the healthy stuff). But when you go to one of those places (not cheap like they used to be, but cheaper then a lot of places) you are paying for them being quick. This is more true when going through a drive through then sitting down, but it is still true. If you walk into McDonalds and there is a long line, you are best to leave. Yes after time you learn to love their food, but that is different. You are there because it is fast and cheap (just like streetwalkers from what I have heard). If they lose the fast part then there isn't really a reason to be there.
This leads me into the NFTA. I know that a lot of people think the price increase is bad. I would agree sort of. I wish they weren't raising the prices. But I would rather they Keep services and raise fairs then cut services. I think that unless they come up with more fares more often then they shouldn't get to do a 2nd fare hike. I think NFTA should run 24 hrs a day. Yes it is nice that they have that late 20 bus if you are in College that goes from downtown to the different schools. But what about us drunks that aren't why not have buses for us. Here is what pisses me off. Monday is MLK, nice holiday. But see most working people don't have it off. Yes city and state and county or who ever gets it off. But if you work at like a Job or a Plant you have to work. But see the bus people put everything on a Saturday time frame. But see some buses like the one I take don't go every where they go on a weekday. On a Saturday like two buses go out as far as I go, and after about a half work day one goes back into the city. What about people who have no way to get back. Worse yet how do people who depend on the bus who have to work on a Sunday or a Holiday get to work? I think that for $2.00 a ride the NFTA needs to give much better service on weekends then it does. But I don't have other cities to compare it to. I know workers want the weekends off and stuff, but hey if other people have to work them so should they. The NFTA shouldn't be about profit it should be about providing a service and making sure people can get to and from where they need to be.