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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Everyone knows that driving is just a much better experience[/b], even if it costs more and takes longer. Fewer random delays, no smell of pot everywhere, no body odor smells, no people coughing and sneezing all over you, no people blasting their music. It would be nice if metro addressed issues relating to the pleasantness of the ride, but as is the case with things generally in DC, there seems to be a move toward focusing less on quality of life issues in the pursuit of some vague "equity" objective.[/quote]

I guess I’m not part of everyone?  I give metro a better experience — not having to deal with unexpected accidents/construction, no crazy people trying to kill me so they can get where they’re going five minutes faster, no parking, I can focus on work or a book while I ride rather than having to pay attention to the road, no wear and tear on my car, …

For people who have genuinely short car commutes or don’t have a convenient metro station I can understand why it’s preferable to just drive your car in but I’m surprised at least one person thinks suffering through the traffic in a car is pleasanter than an equivalent cost/time ride on a train.[/quote]

I’d rather be in traffic than dealing with very violent gangs of teenagers on the subway hurting and killing people, or being subjected to men on the subway masturbating out in public.  Yes, these happen on the metro. [/quote]

If you'd rather drive, then drive. Nobody is stopping you from driving.[/quote]

Just don’t expect taxpayers to keep funding your transit that is losing massive amounts of money.[/quote]

It's not primarily supposed to make money. It's not a business, it's public transit. Roads are also losing money. So are police departments and ambulances. I guess we should do away with them? The Pentagon loses trillions of dollars every year, let's maybe start cutting there, too.[/quote]

So keep on throwing money into a black hole with no accountability whatsoever.  We don’t need to figure out why the metro loses billions over years, just give them money whenever they demand it. Just let them raise their salaries and benefits to whatever they want and ignore the costs.  Taxpayers have infinite amounts of money don’t you know!

Because police, fire, and roads lose money is your explanation for why we should throw even more money at an even bigger money loser?  That’s really amazing logic right there.   What it really means is that the state sucks a providing services.  Billions upon billions in bloat, pork, excessive salaries, excessive benefits while service and safety deteriorate.  Yet the solution is MOR MONEYZ![/quote]

Well, PP is obviously very upset. Primarily about paying taxes, I think. [/quote]

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