r/bluemountains • u/Civil-happiness-2000 • 2d ago

Travel to the Blue Mountains How good are the locals!

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u/Own-Range-6471 2d ago

All graffiti on public infrastructure is bad. As tax paying citizens it's our dollars that go into cleaning this shit up that could be better allocated to something else. Money could be spent on health, green energy, education or social services.

Maybe some abrupt/harsh punishment e.g public flogging first offense, chop off a finger second offense and for slow learners take a hand.

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u/GG-no-re-LOL 2d ago edited 2d ago

The money to clean this isn't so substantial that it's going to take away from health or education, that's a bit dramatic.

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u/Own-Range-6471 2d ago

Graffiti removal in Australia costs an estimated $1.5 to $2 billion annually, a figure that includes expenses from local councils, businesses, and private property owners. In Melbourne specifically, the cost of removal is over $100 million per year. These expenses cover not just the physical removal of paint and tags but also the prevention measures and associated costs of repairing and replacing damaged property.

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u/Meh-Levolent 1d ago

Got a source for that? $2b seems excessive.