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      My school had a number you could call and they’d dispatch a golf cart with 2 student workers to take you anywhere on campus for free, 24/7 (minus holidays and breaks when University offices were cosed).

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      I found out in my senior year, that my campus had been plagued by a serial rapist for several years, going back to before i was a freshman, and the school had covered it up. I only found out about it when i learned that my roommate’s girlfriend had a sorority sister on a full-ride scholarship to keep her quiet about being raped in her freshman year.

      Suddenly, the pressure to use their chaperone service became clear.

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          Not really the same. Charging for this would discourage people from using it. They have to make a choice on feeling safe vs. spending money.

          This gives everyone the option and subsidizes it to the entire community.

          This is exactly why socializing things like this is beneficial.

          Every service has a cost. That cost is the value of the labor being provided. But we decide as a society that providing services like this benefits everyone living in society. Regardless of if they use it directly or not.

          When people say “free” in this context that’s what they mean. They mean the decision based on personal finance is removed.

          We don’t want people choosing personal finance over safety or health. Removing that dependency benefits everyone.

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              Glad you got that! Its a major point in talking about social programs. If you can see this in college programs you can see the benefit when applied to social programs as well. Not sure if I can convince you of that too. But it’s always nice to get a response of “that makes sense” in this context.

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      John Mulaney has a joke about how his parents knew Bill Clinton that way, from all going to undergrad together at Georgetown. Apparently all the women loved being escorted by Bill Clinton, and the men were all jealous.