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This, though it's public transit for me. Absolute waste of 2-3+ hours every day commuting to and from Manhattan. Multiply that by the number of my fellow Manhat

• Larrikin 5y ago
  Are the passes not atleast tax subsidized? One of the perks I miss from the office was the commuter pass. In Tokyo it was provided from the company, you said what your home station was and where your work was, bought the pass at the station, and were reimbursed. Every single station in between was essentially free to go to and you got the discounted rates to other stations. It was pretty great when I worked in a Roppongi office my last year for going out on the weekends. In Chicago it's a benefit of being able to pay before taxes so there's a slight discount, not as great but the passes here open up the entire system. When you're commuting it makes no sense to not to have the pass, so all your errands and weekend travel is covered.
  • decafninja 5y ago
    Yup, the passes are tax subsidized. The subsidy doesn't make up for the sheer amount of misery those commuting hours cause though. I would gladly offer to work 4 additional hours per day if it meant I could avoid the commute.