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

What about the people who DON'T want to drive to work but still
have to kick into the kitty for all the road maintenance and
construction? If we have to subsidize a transportation system, why
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not make it more efficient by promoting transit?

> >>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.
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Brad Crockett, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca           :->