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Training_Meal3522 t1_j0la40u wrote

Reply to comment by mynamesafad in Did spin (electric scooters) stop operating in Columbia? by mathwhiz2097

The price for the scooters can’t be ”free”. If Howard County subsidizes the program so that scooter users don’t have to pay, the cost will be borne by Howard County taxpayers.

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mynamesafad t1_j0lbinz wrote

Which is fine with me. I'll gladly pay taxes to encourage alternative transportation and reducing vehicle congestion.

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Training_Meal3522 t1_j16owjk wrote

I’m glad you realize that taxpayers will fund a HoCo “free” scooter program. Not every taxpayer (me included) wants to pay the higher taxes though. We’re overtaxed now. As noted above, abandoned scooters have congested trails and are an eyesore so it seems the scooter program wasn’t successful. If people want to use scooters they should buy them with their own money. They’re not expensive.

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