Re: Metrocard Gripe

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From: John Whiteside
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <31b931f3.8192508@news.interport.net>, cafzali@interport.net
(Cyrus Afzali) wrote:

> I don't think that would work too well in NYC where the fares do pay a
> larger portion of the overall costs than in most cities. The MTA is
> still not self-sufficient, but it's getting closer to being so -
> especially since it's been forced to deal with cutbacks from a variety
> of governmental levels.

Don't ever expect it to be self-sufficient. Economic analysis shows pretty
consistently that the only way for mass transit to cover its costs is to
offer less service at a much higher price (thereby defeating the the
purpose of mass transit).

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From: jwhitesi@concentric.net (John Whiteside)
Subject: Re: Metrocard Gripe
Date: 1996/06/08
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