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Scumandvillany t1_jdb7ryb wrote

Reply to comment by Wuz314159 in SEPTA hopes new vertical gates will deter turnstile jumpers by APettyJ

I guess you're gonna kick in the 600 million in missed revenue every year? The "free transit" take is Pollyanna at best, and irresponsible beyond belief. Not to mention that the ONLY people left on the El will be homeless addicts. It's absurd.

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[deleted] t1_jdc9xsg wrote

I get that it doesn’t work but I really like the idea of spending other people’s money (evil laugh)

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Diditforthevine69 t1_jdbewk5 wrote

They spend more setting up, running, updating (all out of date now), stopping, paying workers to sit at stops all to make people pay. 40% of septa income is via city not fare. Spend the money on septa cops or community safety officers.

Addicts and homeless are people too. Safety and payment are not the same. Free and safe can exist.

Edit: source https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/2016/11/07/who-pays-for-septa/ and not most but 40% of revenue is from state

https://whyy.org/articles/ellison-septa-fare-free-opinion/amp/

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