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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree. The system is not self-supporting, and should contract in service scope until it is. [/quote] This is idiotic. Transit is a public good. It’s not a private company and doesn’t have to make profits to be successful. [/quote] Transit benefits those who live near enough to use it. That isn't most households. Charge an amount required for it to sustain itself instead of burdening people who either didn't choose to live near metro or can't afford to live near metro. Transit advocates love to crow on about what a metro station does to property values- tax that [/quote] Roads benefit those who live near enough to use them. That isn't most households. Any given household lives very far away from almost all roads.[/quote]
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