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If someone can't walk a few blocks, that's on them. Airplanes don't get you exactly to the destination either. There's a tradeoff.
E: For all the "What about the elderly or disabled?" If they can't walk a few blocks and also can't afford a car or taxi/Uber, what should they do? Mobility devices exist. Handicap accessible buildings are federally required. Your argument is merely a thought terminating interruption. That problem can easily be addressed.
Yeah fuck disabled and elderly people.
Public transportation and walkable cities are much better for the elderly and disabled who often can't drive due to their age and disability?
Taking a wheel chair or mobility scooter or be guided by your service dog are all subsets of "walk there".
Rip disabled people.
@meco03211 @Jayk0b cars can't either - it's a false premise. Not everything is drive-thru. How far is, say, the bakery section from your car when you go to the supermarket?