You should pay for _your_ society. Public education improves your standard of living: do you want illiterate neighbors? Public transit similarly improves the

You should pay for _your_ society. Public education improves your standard of living: do you want illiterate neighbors? Public transit similarly improves the quality of your neighbors, enabling them to take better jobs, live in less expensive housing, contribute less to traffic, pollution, auto deaths. They have more free time to read books (can't do that while driving!) and work on hobbies, or side-businesses. Public transit raises all boats. So, really, you're buying something _for yourself_ that's not available at any store: happier, healthier, and more competent friends, family, neighbors, teachers, clerks, politicians, mechanics, etc.