Yup that’s what the average person never factors in. Roads are 100% subsidized, so other forms of transit have to compete in the market against a free product. It’s really disturbing the process to get to an ideal efficient state.
I’m not sure libertarian saying we should pay for roads, I’m just saying if we took all the money spent on transit and transportation (including cost of cars, gas, insurance, roads etc…) and pooled it, and allocated it to see what we could get for that money? I think we’d be living in a futuristic city with a free tram/train within a 5min walk of every house in the city. Most people probably would not buy a car unless they routinely traveled to rural locations.
Alas, that kind of cost efficiency is only a dream at this point. Conservatives will keep on fighting to allow us to be nickel and dimed by corporations in the name of individual freedom.
“we should be free to choose the manner in which we’re exploited by the rich”
Wait, where in Ontario has free transit? The topic of your article, Ottawa, charges for transit.
It was floated last election and has made the rounds a few times. This is a pre emptive attack.
Darn. Free or even just cheaper transit would be pretty cool and might increase ridership. I mean, roads are free to use, so why not transit as well?
Yup that’s what the average person never factors in. Roads are 100% subsidized, so other forms of transit have to compete in the market against a free product. It’s really disturbing the process to get to an ideal efficient state.
I’m not sure libertarian saying we should pay for roads, I’m just saying if we took all the money spent on transit and transportation (including cost of cars, gas, insurance, roads etc…) and pooled it, and allocated it to see what we could get for that money? I think we’d be living in a futuristic city with a free tram/train within a 5min walk of every house in the city. Most people probably would not buy a car unless they routinely traveled to rural locations.
Alas, that kind of cost efficiency is only a dream at this point. Conservatives will keep on fighting to allow us to be nickel and dimed by corporations in the name of individual freedom.
“we should be free to choose the manner in which we’re exploited by the rich”
… Can we not be exploited by the rich?
“No that’s socialism”