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Old Posted May 7, 2021, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pedestrian View Post
I think the argument that we should ever give people things because they want or claim to need them with no other justification is ludicrous and I treated it as such. Unlike 10023, I drive a 17 year old car and am perfectly satisfied with it (but I'd love to drive a Bentley just once--there's actually a dealer just up the street. Maybe I should take one for a spin).
That's your choice that you drive an old car where as low income folks relying on public transportation don't have much of a choice. Surely it could be based on a sliding scale depending on income. Make under a certain threshold, fairs could be reduced or even free in certain cases.
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