• puppy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Public transport isn’t supposed to “pay for itself”. How about asphalt roads in your area, have they paid for themselves?

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      1 year ago

      Yes via the commerce that results in taxes. But the pint is that public transit does not get built unless you can convince law makers that it will be cheaper than any alternative to the government’s pocket.