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Powersimm t1_jb17uu8 wrote

Why does it bother you so much that people are jumping? What harm does it do to you?

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ggrnw27 t1_jb1905t wrote

Given that a large chunk of WMATA’s funding is from fare revenue, it’s millions of dollars each year that could’ve been spent on improving the service. So yeah, fare evasion ultimately affects all of us

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erichinnw t1_jb1e3ri wrote

I'm never sure if the people who attempt to use this reasoning are just trolling or if they can't/refuse to see the big picture.

If everyone jumps the fare, metro has a revenue shortfall which could result in among other things: service cutbacks, fewer employees to perform maintenance, safety checks, etc...

So yeah, it harms all of us when some people decide they don't need to pay for a service that depends on our revenue to function properly.

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