3 ms·

>Nope. You're just free-riding on taxes paid by other hard-working people, nothing is "free". Tokyo's trains are paid by user fares, not taxes. You obviously

>Nope. You're just free-riding on taxes paid by other hard-working people, nothing is "free". Tokyo's trains are paid by user fares, not taxes. You obviously know nothing about Japan. >In the state where I live, most of road maintenance is done with taxes based on road usage The taxes don't come from the drivers. Try putting tolls on all the highways and see what happens. >Basically, we just need to double the average occupancy of cars (easily doable with mild carpooling and van-type self-driving taxis), and they'll be more efficient than even subways. This is stupid. They've tried carpooling for decades in the US and it hasn't gone anywhere. Turns out that it's just too inconvenient when everyone is so spread out. >I know exactly how much transit sucks compared to cars in well-designed cities. You've never lived in a well-designed city.

cyberax 3y ago
> Tokyo's trains are paid by user fares, not taxes. No, they are not: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-18/the-secret-to-tokyo-s-rail-success https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-18/the-secre... - the user fees are barely a third (as usual for transit). > The taxes don't come from the drivers. Try putting tolls on all the highways and see what happens. The funds for road maintenance here absolutely come from drivers, in the form of fuel taxes, car tab fees, and toll lanes/bridges. See the explanation in the article. > This is stupid. They've tried carpooling for decades in the US and it hasn't gone anywhere. Turns out that it's just too inconvenient when everyone is so spread out. About 9% of people carpool. And this requires coordination, with driverless taxis you don't need any. Just request a "shared ride" from the app. > You've never lived in a well-designed city. I lived in Houston for a while. I couldn't stand the weather, but the city itself is amazingly well-designed. Nothing like miserable European cities. You, quite clearly, have not yet dared to walk out of your assigned "15-minute neighborhood".
- midoridensha 3y ago
  English obviously isn't your forte. From your article: >That year Tokyu generated $2.63 billion in revenue en route to $587 million in profits. Rail fares brought in about a third of that figure, real estate holdings reap another third, and retail about a fifth. Rail fares brought in 1/3 of Tokyu's entire revenue. Tokyu isn't a train company, it's a conglomerate that owns a train company, real estate, and more. The article doesn't say anything about how much of the rail operations are paid by user fares. >You, quite clearly, have not yet dared to walk out of your assigned "15-minute neighborhood". I grew up in the US, you moron. I've seen all types of cities. Have fun getting shot by road ragers over there.

cyberax 3y ago

> Tokyo's trains are paid by user fares, not taxes. No, they are not: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-18/the-secret-to-tokyo-s-rail-success https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-18/the-secre... - the user fees are barely a third (as usual for transit). > The taxes don't come from the drivers. Try putting tolls on all the highways and see what happens. The funds for road maintenance here absolutely come from drivers, in the form of fuel taxes, car tab fees, and toll lanes/bridges. See the explanation in the article. > This is stupid. They've tried carpooling for decades in the US and it hasn't gone anywhere. Turns out that it's just too inconvenient when everyone is so spread out. About 9% of people carpool. And this requires coordination, with driverless taxis you don't need any. Just request a "shared ride" from the app. > You've never lived in a well-designed city. I lived in Houston for a while. I couldn't stand the weather, but the city itself is amazingly well-designed. Nothing like miserable European cities. You, quite clearly, have not yet dared to walk out of your assigned "15-minute neighborhood".

midoridensha 3y ago
English obviously isn't your forte. From your article: >That year Tokyu generated $2.63 billion in revenue en route to $587 million in profits. Rail fares brought in about a third of that figure, real estate holdings reap another third, and retail about a fifth. Rail fares brought in 1/3 of Tokyu's entire revenue. Tokyu isn't a train company, it's a conglomerate that owns a train company, real estate, and more. The article doesn't say anything about how much of the rail operations are paid by user fares. >You, quite clearly, have not yet dared to walk out of your assigned "15-minute neighborhood". I grew up in the US, you moron. I've seen all types of cities. Have fun getting shot by road ragers over there.