flyingsheep@lemmyhub.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comflyingsheep@lemmyhub.com to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoPublic transit trips create positive externalities by reducing car trips. In order to maximize societal good, the best fare price for public transit is $0 for everybody.
minus-squarecogman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYup, public transit fares are regressive taxes. A better city would have free public transit and pay for it by taxing the businesses that insist on nobody working remotely.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agoCan you imagine? Every business taxed according to the total transit time of their workers. Either everyone lives in dense housing or everything becomes remote, it’d be amazing!
Public transit trips create positive externalities by reducing car trips. In order to maximize societal good, the best fare price for public transit is $0 for everybody.
Yup, public transit fares are regressive taxes.
A better city would have free public transit and pay for it by taxing the businesses that insist on nobody working remotely.
Can you imagine? Every business taxed according to the total transit time of their workers.
Either everyone lives in dense housing or everything becomes remote, it’d be amazing!