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munsuro t1_iwwxypc wrote

A lotta boot licking going on in these comments. I guarantee that the problems that PATH (and MTA) has wouldn't be resolved if every single person paid their fare. If you saw someone evading their fare, no you didn't.

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moobycow t1_iwzb3h4 wrote

It is eye opening when you see what fare evasion vs fare enforcement costs the MTA.

I would much rather the enforcement money be used for stuff that more directly impacts quality of life when riding (disruptive passengers, cleaning stations, etc.)

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caroline_elly t1_iwzd8s5 wrote

>If you saw someone evading their fare, no you didn't.

Do you even take the path lol. At WTC, I literally see handfuls of people walking through the handicapped turnstile everyday.

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jcskunk t1_ix5y511 wrote

With Port Authority Police officers standing to the side chatting away doing nothing all day.

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JeromePowellAdmirer t1_iwzovlk wrote

In that case, let's just have no one pay their fate. We'll see how you like the world with only half the trains running.

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munsuro t1_ix0ellp wrote

I'm with you 100% if you're advocating for free public transport. 🤝🏻

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JeromePowellAdmirer t1_ix1lpq5 wrote

I bet you'll be running right off the wagon like the rest of this subreddit when it comes time to increase taxes or cut service to cover the difference.

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munsuro t1_ix1swb6 wrote

If PATH offered free service for anyone making less than $35k a year, I'd gladly pay more tax and I almost exclusively take the ferry.

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PICHICONCACA t1_iwz1746 wrote

Is interesting to me how many people support fascist state.

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drew_z t1_iwz412n wrote

enforcing laws isn’t facism lmao relax

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Simple-Television-27 t1_iwzit7c wrote

We live in a society, scholar. Asking someone to pay the subsidized fare for mass transit to go to Manhattan isn’t facist by even the dumbest college freshman’s standards.

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PICHICONCACA t1_iwz7w9l wrote

Laws that punish the poor should not be enforced.

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caroline_elly t1_iwzd3w3 wrote

This is pretty condescending. My family was poor but we had enough dignity to pay $2.60 when we take the path.

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M00tWisd0m t1_ixhbxtw wrote

I was in Montreal recently and I went to use their public subway, I bought the card that I thought best suited my needs for 20 bucks. After which a local told me that it's free on the weekends. Could've just walked right on. I made a joke that I'm an American and am so used to being abused financial by my government that I just walk around holding out a 20 dollar bill and apologizing. It's crazy that we pay such high taxes and then RE- pay for "public" transportation, tolls etc. Not to mention all the other shit we double and triple pay for.

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PICHICONCACA t1_ixhhmtb wrote

I know. But clearly people don’t understand. They still like to give tax breaks to corps and billionaires.

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M00tWisd0m t1_ixhi2mn wrote

Don't worry. Any day now it's gonna trickle down. The actor promised us back in '84. Man of the people.

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PICHICONCACA t1_ixi5hb9 wrote

They complain about their rents and other problems and don’t realize that it all comes down to businesses buying politicians who make laws that protect billionaires and corporations. The problem isn’t with poor people.

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