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Christopher Schmidt
@crschmidt.net
Software engineer (currently at Google). Founding member, Alphabet Workers Union. Advocate for sustainable cities through urban development. E-bike evangelist. Currently in Somerville, MA; formerly in Cambridge, MA.
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if the problem with transit fares is that they are regressive (as many usage taxes are), it is politically easier, financially cheaper, and more progressive to fix that via low income subsidies than it is by eliminating fares.
Depends on how much you're spending on collection, enforcement, and administration of the subsidy, doesn't it?
CS
Christopher Schmidt
@crschmidt.net
Software engineer (currently at Google). Founding member, Alphabet Workers Union. Advocate for sustainable cities through urban development. E-bike evangelist. Currently in Somerville, MA; formerly in Cambridge, MA.
402 followers378 following332 posts