lol not only are you willfully misconstruing everything i’m saying you’re also putting words in my mouth. obviously the logical result of someone not being able to afford necessities is not being able to afford other things (like subway fares). of course not everyone who is evading fares is poor, nor is everyone in nyc poor. i never said that. but to ignore the economic elements that impact fare evasion is not only ignorant but stupid. here’s a report on fare evasion statistics:

“Among the five boroughs, residents in the Bronx— the borough with the city’s highest poverty rate— reported the highest levels of transit hardship in 2021: 21 percent said that they often struggled to pay subway and bus fares.”

again, my main point is that the mta’s financial hardships do not derive themselves from its constituents and attacking fare evasion is not the most effective approach for solving these issues.