Public services don't need to make money. What we spend on those services isn't "losing money", it's spending tax money on a service that benefits all of us. Tr

Public services don't need to make money. What we spend on those services isn't "losing money", it's spending tax money on a service that benefits all of us. Train (and bus) lines reduce traffic, cost less, and fuel commerce along their routes. Your estimate of what's being "lost" doesn't account for the economic gains that come along with public transport, which is estimated at 4x the cost of investment: https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/economic-impact-of-public-transit/ https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/economic-i... Spending that by funneling it into a private service (privatization) usually results in worse service at a higher cost. Specifically funding Uber reenforces building the city out for cars, rather than for people, making it more expensive to properly fund public transportation.