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vanshnookenraggen t1_jcgya40 wrote

Politicians keeping the subway fare 5 cents for 40 years is partly why we are in this mess. No one likes higher fares, but without a source of funds, the transit falls apart (even more).

And to anyone who thinks the solution is to privatize the subway, fares would be $6.

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infpmusing t1_jch1ozd wrote

Nassau County did this with their bus service. Idk about increase in cost but they absolutely cut service compared to when it was run by the MTA.

That said. I think we should be incentivizing people to take public transit because it reduces emissions and traffic etc. Yes things have to be paid for but capitalism has forced us to prioritize the stick when the best way to get people to do what you want them to do is show them the carrot.

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