2006-09-24 05:03:19 · 4 answers · asked by ann 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No. Public transportation is not about turning a profit on its own.
Public transportation leads to more people being able to work at decent jobs, which leads to better incomes for citizens, which leads to higher income tax receipts from those citizens, which leads to more money for the city they live in, which covers the costs lost by the public transportation system, and then some.
Any leader who wants to turn a profit on their local public transport system is, without a doubt, an idiot.
2006-09-24 05:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Because the government should be subsidizing the public transport in case of any monetary loss. The public transport is mostly used by low income people and students when every cent counts.
2006-09-24 12:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by longliveabcdefg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. I think you want to make it more costly for CAR users (increase their rates, install toll booths - or cameras at major points like they did in London) and thus incite them to use public transport, reduce car emissions and pollution, unclog city streets a bit and make urban centres more pleasant for everybody.
2006-09-24 12:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes !!
Otherwise the taxpayer gets the bill .
2006-09-24 12:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋