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King-of-New-York OP t1_j27y4bh wrote

“Citi Bike has informed its riders that prices will go up next year, citing the impact of inflation on the bike-share system’s bottom line.

The cost of an annual membership will rise next month by just shy of 11%, from $185 to $205, while the base fee for a single trip will bump 12.5% from $3.99 to $4.49. Day passes will see the biggest jump, a 26% upswing from $15 to $19.

Citi Bike’s “equity” membership for low-income New Yorkers will stay at $5 per month, but per-minute charges for e-bikes will rise for those members from 5 to 6 cents per minute. E-bike fees for members will go up from 15 to 17 cents per minute, and for non-members, the charge will increase from 23 to 26 cents.”

——— A big increase for the new year.

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MLao_ t1_j2a1usw wrote

"Inflation", a popular excuse to drive up prices for no reason.

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Suhweetusername t1_j2fp7cl wrote

Why is inflation not a valid reason? Bikes still need to be bought and serviced, and employees still need to be paid.

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scruffywarhorse t1_j2a9x1t wrote

Wasn’t this supposed to be like a city program? Why are they allowed to be this shitty?

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Vegetable-Length-823 t1_j28k9gc wrote

So fascism in action again...... Happy new year

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tatatatata99 t1_j28p085 wrote

Which part of this is fascism lmao

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Vegetable-Length-823 t1_j28qbuw wrote

Private corp colluding with the city to have a rigged market on rented bikes

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tatatatata99 t1_j28rfg3 wrote

Not fascism, some form of corruption maybe you could argue that but it’s important not to dilute the meaning of words by using them inappropriately

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Smacpats111111 t1_j28yv9v wrote

“Citibike raising prices is fascism” can you just read that back and realize how silly you are

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Aljowoods103 t1_j28wcud wrote

Stop using words if you don’t know what they mean to try to rule ppl up. You sound like a pissy little child.

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