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[-] Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Driving is more fun when there are more viable alternatives. I don't like driving, but it's my only real choice where I live so I do it begrudgingly, and you have to share the road with me. Think of all the people who don't want to drive (on account of it being dangerous, costly and/or mentally taxing) suddenly not being in cars, and how much traffic that would free up for you to zip around instead!

Also, calling a public service "bankrupt" is really weird to me. How many tax dollars are we spending on public highways and freeways again? Do suburbs, which are designed to be car-dependent, provide a net gain or net cost in tax revenue to cities?

[-] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sorry it's a fact
https://gothamist.com/news/a-48-billion-debt-is-crushing-the-mta-paying-it-off-could-disrupt-the-future-of-nyc-transit

I'm not arguing that in better world this should not be the case. But in current capitalist reality it is the case.

They are legally not allowed to file for bankruptcy

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