Justin10000
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Your logic here is heavily flawed.
1) they live in the suburbs because they choose to. Nobody forces them to live far from transit. (if land is too expensive, live small)
2) i am not "forcing" them to pay more. I am asking them to pay what they consume.
3) If you want to subsidize them, that's honourable. But from a public policy perspective, you can't force everyone else to subsidize. Why not let those who want to subsidize to pay more than required everytime?
My logic is simple: The people you want to use transit live in the suburbs. You raise their fares just so you can pay a bit less, they're going to drive. It's easy to understand. Transit service in the 'burbs is terrible, and many riders do not have the choice of living out there, contrary to your utopian beliefs that every can choose to live where they want. If that was the case, I would live a 5 minute walk from work!
It is your logic that is terribly flawed, Not everyone who lives in the 'burbs owns and lives in huge houses, there are lots of apartment and condo buildings in the 'burbs. The way the city was planned, it's unrealistic to expect everyone should live in the core in super tall condos towers. It does not help that people with higher incomes are moving back into the core, rent fees are increasing, and it's next to impossible to find a condo with 2 rooms, let alone 3 to raise a family.
You must be a libertarian, if you're so concerned you are helping others out. Someone is always going to subsidize someone else. That is a hallmark of society. We help each other out, because the greater benefits are worth it. From a public policy perspective, you have to expect there will be subsidies somewhere. This is small subsidy that only a few, selfish people care about.
I did not bother commenting on your last paragraph, the ignorance was too much to bear.
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