It is free. Just don’t pay.
Comment on 48% Of NYC Bus Riders Don't Pay Fares
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Publically fund it, and make it “free”?
I know not a popular opinion and the argument is always the same. If I dont use it why do I pay for it? But…
Public libraries are “free” and publicly funded. Public schools are “free” and publicly funded. Public streets are “free” and publicly funded. Public plumbing. Not everyone uses all these things, but we all fund them.
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
They are not free. They are just baked into our taxes. I hate toll bridges. They just seem to break the flow of traffic. I’d rather pay a little more in taxes to get rid of toll roads and bridges
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Toll roads are meant to control traffic congestion. Florida has many of them because tourist flood the state driving on their highways. This generates revenues from tourist while controlling traffic at the same time. NYC tried to do that.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
That is a fair point about congestion.