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Yeah. I agree. That's why I said that we all benefit from roads and that I support having them paid for with taxes.
I'm arguing that public transportation shouldn't be criticized for also being supported partially by taxes.
If you raise fares to cover 100% of the cost of public transportation, that's the same as killing public transportation. It wouldn't be able to compete with cars, which drive on roads that are 99.93% funded by taxes. And it's not just gasoline taxes that pay for the roads, it's also property taxes, income taxes, and maybe even some sales taxes that pay for building and maintaining roads.
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