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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bus is super cheap. I can understand not wanting to pay for metro subway though. I like to take my kids downtown during the week in the summer and I feel like I'm always charged a rush hour fare of $6.50 no matter when I go. $6.5x 3 people x roundtrip= $39 just for a short trip[/quote] If you drive from Rockville to downtown, it's about 45 miles round trip. At the IRS rate of 70 cents a mile, that's $31.50 for gas, wear and tear, etc. and you still probably need to pay for parking. It's fine if you prefer to drive but either way there's a cost.[/quote] It's roughly equal from your estimate. Shouldn't the public option be much cheaper due to economies of scale?[/quote] The public option is much cheaper, unless you happen to have multiple riders in your vehicle. Many (most?) people commute alone, and for single riders metro is almost always cheaper. [/quote]
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