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Sorry, I ended up editing the post while you were posting that!

• defrost 2y ago
  No drama, I'm not in NYC but other comments have pointed out that many in NYC that use buses already face high rent and and high food costs that consume large percentages of their earnings - there are estimates of $60/month for transit which could be hard to meet when just scraping by and having family etc. to support.
  • dotnet00 2y ago
    If we go off the 1.4 million passengers daily number, 48% would mean ~700k people who don't pay the fare. NYC has a population of ~9 million. I find it hard to believe that ~7% of the population can't afford to pay for transit considering the discount programs (~250k low income people get 50% reduced fares, seniors and people with disabilities also get 50% reduced fares, students get free rides).
    • drawkward 2y ago
      I dont find it hard to believe that the bottom 7% of the nyc income distribution have a hard time making ends meet in nyc.