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Which is an efficient economic solution that basically ignores that we have a terrible public transit system and pervasive inequality which would result in the
by mikeyouse 8y ago
Which is an efficient economic solution that basically ignores that we have a terrible public transit system and pervasive inequality which would result in the tolls being primarily on the backs of the poorest among us who travel the furthest to work in City centers to be paid the least.
- jlebar 8y agoSo use the surplus to lower taxes on poor folks? Like, you can't fight the laws of economics. We don't have to like them, but can't we work within them rather than coming up with economically inefficient solutions which are bad for everyone?
- bobthepanda 8y agoIf you read the article I linked, they raised the tolls and used the money to pay for more frequent bus services, and those bus services also ran faster due to the tolls decreasing congestion. So in the end it was pretty equitable given that higher tolls directly funded public transit improvements.