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As an American, this concept still makes no sense to me. It's public infrastructure of a sort, don't real estate taxes in the surrounding area pay for upkeep an
by chrisfinazzo 3y ago
As an American, this concept still makes no sense to me. It's public infrastructure of a sort, don't real estate taxes in the surrounding area pay for upkeep and repairs?
See also, subway stations in Japan, which IIRC operate under a similar model.
- astrange 3y agoTransit is so good it replaces cars. That means users can afford to pay for it. Free transit is a terrible idea because e.g. it means tourists don't contribute and anyone who passes a tax cut will have defunded it without the actual users being able to help.
- chrisfinazzo 3y agoHow does this account for people who live paycheck to paycheck and don't have cars? This is literally how they get around - asking those who can pay the fare to subsidize them doesn't seem like that much to ask.