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Look no further than Baltimore. We have a free bus system called Circulator. It's not perfect, of course, but a good start.
by cjbenedikt 5y ago
Look no further than Baltimore. We have a free bus system called Circulator. It's not perfect, of course, but a good start.
- c-fe 5y agoOr Luxembourg, neighbouring country of France, with completely free public transport (bus + tram + train)
- qaq 5y agoLuxembourg per capita GDP 114,704.59 USD US per capita GDP 65,297.52 USD
- hu3 5y agoThis could be interpreted as: Luxembourg policies work. We should copy them.
- xyzzyz 5y agoI also believe the US should become tax haven, like Luxembourg.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> the US should become tax haven I’ve got good news for you [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven
- Barrin92 5y agounlike Luxembourg the American government has bills to pay and an army to maintain and being a glorified storage deposit box doesn't work for a country of 300 million people
- dannyw 5y agoLuxembourg is a tax haven. That's why their gdp numbers are artificially inflated.
- qaq 5y agoIt's also has way higher median household income vs US
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- fogihujy 5y agoLuxembourg is also a tax haven, AND extremely small compared to France. The costs of free public transport in Luxembourg is tiny both in actual numbers, and as a fraction of their GDP.
- mjul 5y agoFor more information in English, see their public transport website: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-transport.html https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-trans...
- eesmith 5y agoFor other US examples, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport#United_S... . (That page, and the original BBC article, also describe a number of no-fare areas in Europe, but I assume by "Look no further" you are speaking from a US perspective.)