But young Danes can easily choose not to pay for the system's upkeep, once they have siphoned off what they need.
The candidates are also talking about restoring the commuter tax — a modest levy on suburbanites who earn their living in the city, use its services and benefit from its transit lines — to help pay for the system's upkeep.
Another is that we now have an archaic and grotesquely wasteful federal system in which upkeep for roads, subways, housing, public parkland and our water supply are all handled separately.
But, because many floating homes and houseboats aren't equipped with the engines, mechanics or navigation systems of boats, upkeep costs can be lower than a fully functioning water vessel of a similar size.
If anything, the tax should rise to maintain a system that constantly needs upkeep — the backlog of bridges needing repair is estimated at $72 billion — to create jobs, and to encourage drivers to buy more fuel-efficient cars.
"I don't think there's any question that more money is needed for the system's operation and for upkeep and maintenance," said Doug Turetsky, a spokesman for the Independent Budget Office, a nonpartisan city agency, on the financial quandary.
We also wanted to represent some of the classic arguments against voting: we think that voting is basically this facade that upkeeps the system.
The Zeal system, with pointed incentives for upkeep and additions to the site, may diminish the impact of that problem.
Talks to overhaul a scheme which subsidises the upkeep of council homes should result in a "fairer" system, local government leaders say.
So the Pentagon is seeking to create more sophisticated contracts that encourage arms-makers to find cost savings that are shared with the taxpayer.America is taking an interest in moves across the Atlantic, especially in Britain, to get companies to take over the ownership and upkeep of weapons systems.
