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Privatize the road system. Completely private public transits will emerge to compete. It's really that simple. People don't use public transit because they'r
by kingkongreveng_ 17y ago
Privatize the road system. Completely private public transits will emerge to compete. It's really that simple.
People don't use public transit because they're already paying for the roads with their taxes. If they had to pay tolls reflecting the true cost of maintaining the roads they would choose public transit, and public transit accessible housing and workplaces.
Pre-50s toll roads were much more common and private street car lines were very common.
- barmstrong 17y agoTotally agree. Privatizing public transportation would be the fastest way to both make it profitable and deliver more value to consumers. There is a good research to back this up, but intuitively it makes sense also for the simple reason that you always spend your own money more carefully than you spend someone else's. A government employee is just trying not to be noticed or fired. A private company is fiercely competing to save their own money and make more of it (the only way to do the latter is to deliver a product customers want). The selfish profit incentive is the greatest method we've ever found to motivate people and drive progress for everyone.