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compata@cup.portal.com (David H Close) writes:
= Cost per person-mile, all quantifiable costs considered.  The LA metro
= will be heavily subsidized; the fare won't cover even half the direct
= costs of operation.

I assume you've heard this fact stated for the L.A. Metro system, since
different transit systems have different farebox-income-to-operating-costs
ratios.  And they can be pretty high : for the San Diego Trolley, income
from fares is ninety-something percent of operating costs.

=   On the other hand, taxes on motor vehicles,
= including gasoline and registration, bring in more than is spent on
= road maintenance and smog control.

I've heard that the opposite is true : that the cars/roads system is
subsidised about as much as bus and train systems are.  I can't show this
now, but I'll try to get some support for this.


Those people who use Carter as an excuse | Michael Ludwig
to be against Clinton are quite stupid - |
what else can you call someone who can't | mludwig@bonnie.ics.uci.edu
figure out that Clinton and Carter       |
are not the same person?                 | UCI and I don't agree on anything.