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- Newsgroups: bc.general
- Subject: Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills
- Message-ID: <w1a1TB2w165w@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca>
- From: bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca (Brad Crockett)
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 20:44:31 PST
- References: <1992Nov9.024208.20720@ee.ubc.ca>
- Organization: 'Happy' in Duncan, BC, Canada
- Lines: 28
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- jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- > In article <schuck.721244532@sfu.ca> Bruce_Schuck@sfu.ca writes:
- > >jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- > >
- > >>I don't use the transit system, how am I a prime beneficiary?
- > >
- > >Because if there wasn't a transit system there would be 10,000 or more
- > >cars on the road during rush hour and it would take you twice as long
- >
- > Then market forces would automatically create an incentive for a transit
- > system that: would pay for itself and relieve the commuting time. And it
- > wouldn't would need subsidizing from people who don't want to use it.
-
- What about the people who DON'T want to drive to work but still
- have to kick into the kitty for all the road maintenance and
- construction? If we have to subsidize a transportation system, why
- ^^^^^^^^^
- not make it more efficient by promoting transit?
-
- > >>Let's make a deal: I'll agree to pay the full share of road costs for
- > >>my driving,
-
- > >I sincerely doubt you can afford it.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Brad Crockett, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
- bcrock@happy.nuts.almanac.bc.ca :->
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