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Rick Weinmeier

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Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Oh, I was in this country or I was in this city and I had to use the bathroom and I thought about you. Right. Nothing. Nothing warms my heart more than that. And I asked him. Are public toilets a public good? I would think so, right? I would argue that they're a public good.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Oh, I was in this country or I was in this city and I had to use the bathroom and I thought about you. Right. Nothing. Nothing warms my heart more than that. And I asked him. Are public toilets a public good? I would think so, right? I would argue that they're a public good.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Oh, I was in this country or I was in this city and I had to use the bathroom and I thought about you. Right. Nothing. Nothing warms my heart more than that. And I asked him. Are public toilets a public good? I would think so, right? I would argue that they're a public good.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

They contribute to human flourishing, right? They contribute to the construction of our society and our communal well-being.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

They contribute to human flourishing, right? They contribute to the construction of our society and our communal well-being.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

They contribute to human flourishing, right? They contribute to the construction of our society and our communal well-being.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

If you're worried about failing schools, public toilets don't necessarily capture the imagination of politicians or of constituents necessarily to the level that these other pressing challenges pose.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

If you're worried about failing schools, public toilets don't necessarily capture the imagination of politicians or of constituents necessarily to the level that these other pressing challenges pose.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

If you're worried about failing schools, public toilets don't necessarily capture the imagination of politicians or of constituents necessarily to the level that these other pressing challenges pose.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

There were no doors.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

There were no doors.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

There were no doors.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

I do remember that. There was a little bit of toilet paper, but no soap. It was just like hot, hot, hot because there was clearly no air conditioning. A lot of the toilets didn't have seats. I was just like, you know, miserable and exposed to the world.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

I do remember that. There was a little bit of toilet paper, but no soap. It was just like hot, hot, hot because there was clearly no air conditioning. A lot of the toilets didn't have seats. I was just like, you know, miserable and exposed to the world.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

I do remember that. There was a little bit of toilet paper, but no soap. It was just like hot, hot, hot because there was clearly no air conditioning. A lot of the toilets didn't have seats. I was just like, you know, miserable and exposed to the world.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Someone's going to have to come along. And we don't have bathroom police.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Someone's going to have to come along. And we don't have bathroom police.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Someone's going to have to come along. And we don't have bathroom police.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

I would call this an across-the-board failure. I think it's a market failure. I think it's a regulatory failure. I think it's a public health failure. The average person needs to use the bathroom six to eight times a day. And the fact that you cannot fill that need is just shocking.

Planet Money
Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

I would call this an across-the-board failure. I think it's a market failure. I think it's a regulatory failure. I think it's a public health failure. The average person needs to use the bathroom six to eight times a day. And the fact that you cannot fill that need is just shocking.

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