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In article <schuck.721244532@sfu.ca> Bruce_Schuck@sfu.ca writes:
>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.
>

Then market forces would automatically create an incentive for a transit
system that: would pay for itself and relieve the commuting time. And it
wouldn't would need subsidizing from people who don't  want to use it.

>>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.

buy a clue!!!! do you know how much money is already raised by gasoline taxes?

>
>>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.
>

Most economists advocate this. This could conceivably be rolled into the
gasoline tax, since the more gas you use, the more you pollute (more or
less).
>>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.
>

is the fact that the federal government isn't doing it's fair share,
supposed to change my mind or something?

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