Is really. The majority of systems, especially the larger ones, get no subsidies. Mostly the smaller rural ones get subsidies.
> I assume you identify as a modern conservative
you'd be wrong.
But I still bristle every time someone says we need public transporation when my favorite system I've used for decades is not public and is designed to be positive feedback loop. No public system can do that AFAICT because there's no way to set up the incentives. It's just an expense with indirect benefits, to easy to cut funding on and make it just a "for poor people who can't afford a car" system
Is really. The majority of systems, especially the larger ones, get no subsidies. Mostly the smaller rural ones get subsidies.
> I assume you identify as a modern conservative
you'd be wrong.
But I still bristle every time someone says we need public transporation when my favorite system I've used for decades is not public and is designed to be positive feedback loop. No public system can do that AFAICT because there's no way to set up the incentives. It's just an expense with indirect benefits, to easy to cut funding on and make it just a "for poor people who can't afford a car" system