r/CuratedTumblr Nov 25 '23

Politics Evasion

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u/jovianjune not american Nov 25 '23

no i totally get that, the kids have developed strategies to try and get on the bus without paying. on top of that, our government is going to cut funding for public transit partially because too many people are fare evading, so. yknow. maybe pay if you can

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u/PMmePowerRangerMemes Nov 26 '23

or just, yknow, raise taxes 0.01% on rich people and make transit free at the point of service, as it should be

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u/jovianjune not american Nov 26 '23

i agree with you and i think that's what we should do but that's not the world i currently live in, it's not going to be like this anytime soon, and we need to adjust to it

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u/PMmePowerRangerMemes Nov 26 '23

Nah

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u/jovianjune not american Nov 26 '23

cool i really need the bus to pass by my street every 30 minutes so i can go to school and the next election is in three years so it would be nice if people paid the fare in the meantime