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jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:

>I don't use the transit system, how am I a prime beneficiary?

Because if there wasn't a transit system there would be 10,000 or more
cars on the road during rush hour and it would take you twice as long
to get anywhere. In addition the money saved on transit [plus a lot
more] would have to be spent on roads and new bridges to handle this
massive influx of traffic.

>Let's make a deal: I'll agree to pay the full share of road costs for 
>my driving, 

I sincerely doubt you can afford it.

>if transit users pay for the full cost of their transit
>use. 

Don't forget the pollution differential. The formula above only works
if you pay a pollution tax.

>I won't face having to pay any more money though, because gasoline
>taxes make up for at least 50% of the price of gas, and gas taxes already
>raise exorbitant amounts of revenue for the government.

Only the provincial taxes could go into the highway budget. At least
half of the gas taxes are federal and never get back to BC.

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