Forget who said it, but someone said on some podcast recently that every step you take in this country, someone is holding you upside down by your ankles and shaking coins out
My city has a service worker union that's using predatory towing as agitation target. There's no parking in the city for workers except for private garages that are $20/day, and most of us can't afford to live within bus range. Even then the busses stop running at 8 so anyone working later shifts is fucked anyways.
The only lots available for a lot of people are private lots that have predatory towing companies that prey on workers.
There’s a tow company in my town that’s gotten in trouble several times over decades for just towing cars illegally and still charging people to get them back.
A friend of mine had her car towed from outside a business she was still inside of and once she figured out it got towed and wasn’t just stolen, they sent her a security camera picture of some other random girl (who didn’t even look anything like my friend) walking by on the sidewalk and said “This was you leaving”
The only reason she got it back without paying is because she got her cop dad to go with her and he threatened them.
If a tow truck driver tows a car they shouldn’t it should be treated exactly the same as anyone else. Felony theft charge for the driver, and conspiracy charges for the owner.
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Okay fuck tow companies tho. They got one thing correct.
Complete extortion racket.
In full socialism/communism no one would be bilked by the private contractors who get these contracts.
Financial preying upon the vulnerable: a hallmark of capitalism.
Forget who said it, but someone said on some podcast recently that every step you take in this country, someone is holding you upside down by your ankles and shaking coins out
Taxes to pay for public mass transit :grill-broke:
Fees that are many times higher to pay for turnpikes :grillman:
My city has a service worker union that's using predatory towing as agitation target. There's no parking in the city for workers except for private garages that are $20/day, and most of us can't afford to live within bus range. Even then the busses stop running at 8 so anyone working later shifts is fucked anyways.
The only lots available for a lot of people are private lots that have predatory towing companies that prey on workers.
There’s a tow company in my town that’s gotten in trouble several times over decades for just towing cars illegally and still charging people to get them back.
A friend of mine had her car towed from outside a business she was still inside of and once she figured out it got towed and wasn’t just stolen, they sent her a security camera picture of some other random girl (who didn’t even look anything like my friend) walking by on the sidewalk and said “This was you leaving”
The only reason she got it back without paying is because she got her cop dad to go with her and he threatened them.
If a tow truck driver tows a car they shouldn’t it should be treated exactly the same as anyone else. Felony theft charge for the driver, and conspiracy charges for the owner.