• @ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    736 months ago

    At the same time, $150 million could fund a shitload of free or discounted rides for poor people if it was administered as a social program with the same decrease in fare skipping.

    • @grue@lemmy.world
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      586 months ago

      Public transit trips create positive externalities by reducing car trips. In order to maximize societal good, the best fare price for public transit is $0 for everybody.

      • @cogman@lemmy.world
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        426 months ago

        Yup, public transit fares are regressive taxes.

        A better city would have free public transit and pay for it by taxing the businesses that insist on nobody working remotely.