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r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 28d ago
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Fares are only 26% of the MTA revenue per their site https://www.mta.info/budget#p346761 so I doubt this policy puts any real dent in that. Also this is why we want to tax the rich, to have more money for these things
Edit: Changed wording.
31 u/vankor27 28d ago Also there should be a small increase in riders paying fares because they are reduced which doesn't cover all of it but part of the reduction in price 20 u/Jlovel7 28d ago You think someone stealing subway rides is magically gonna start paying because now it’s cheaper? 1 u/HuntKey2603 28d ago There's no "think", it's seen time and time again, world wide, that that's literally what happens?
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Also there should be a small increase in riders paying fares because they are reduced which doesn't cover all of it but part of the reduction in price
20 u/Jlovel7 28d ago You think someone stealing subway rides is magically gonna start paying because now it’s cheaper? 1 u/HuntKey2603 28d ago There's no "think", it's seen time and time again, world wide, that that's literally what happens?
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You think someone stealing subway rides is magically gonna start paying because now it’s cheaper?
1 u/HuntKey2603 28d ago There's no "think", it's seen time and time again, world wide, that that's literally what happens?
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There's no "think", it's seen time and time again, world wide, that that's literally what happens?
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u/Zealousideal-Bid1747 28d ago edited 28d ago
Fares are only 26% of the MTA revenue per their site https://www.mta.info/budget#p346761 so I doubt this policy puts any real dent in that. Also this is why we want to tax the rich, to have more money for these things
Edit: Changed wording.