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> In my opinion it should be somewhere between dirt cheap and free if your income is in the bottom 10% of incomes (and could cost twice as much for the top 50%
by lytefm 4y ago
> In my opinion it should be somewhere between dirt cheap and free if your income is in the bottom 10% of incomes (and could cost twice as much for the top 50%
True, for many people 49€/ month is still too expensive - e.g. low wage, low pension or living on welfare.
In its current form, it's mostly a relief for the middle class living in areas with good public transportation.
I'm definitely happy to pay just 49€ for all over Germany instead of 80€ just for Berlin. I'd be ready to pay more and think it would be fair if the amount was tied to the taxable income, like union memberships are.
- andrepd 4y ago>True, for many people 49€/ month is still too expensive But those people have to have means of transport at least to go to work. Even if they have a shitbox they pay more than that in gas and taxes. It's precisely for those people that this would be more beneficial. As a bonus, it would reduce the ENORMOUS externalities that come from car usage: pollution, congestion, space for parking, roads, etc.
- Aachen 4y agoThat sounds logical. Somehow I fear the problem might be in convincing people of these facts. Case in point: nuclear energy popularity in Germany