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I'm not advocating this, but one pricing scheme with few "losers" would be a no-fare system, fully subsidized.

It would reduce local pollution by encouraging use of mass transportation, at the same time reducing traffic congestion on roads.

Employees could get to their jobs at less expense.

Employers could hire lower-paid workers closer to minimum salary, knowing that transportation would be less of an issue.

Fare machines, machine repairmen, armored collection crews, tickets, passes, and fare confusion would be eliminated.

Metro could hire repair personnel for trackwork, railcars, elevators, and escalators in lieu of fare-collection, fare-security, and machine-repair personnel.

Lastly, politicians and lobbyists would have a field day shouting "epithets at each other, and reporters would be employed reporting on these "events."

by Tim W on Jun 1, 2011 2:37 pm • link • report

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