Re: Some decicated funding for Metro
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Epic stupidity
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Date: March 24, 2018 09:31AM
raymikeva Wrote:
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> On a per passenger mile basis, Metro rail is about
> the most expensive form of transportation
> possible. Admittedly, private jets and
> helicopters cost more, but those costs are not
> generally borne by taxpayers. With all of the
> mass transportation alternatives available in the
> greater DC area, 85% of commuters still use cars.
> People vote with their pocketbooks, and people
> still would rather put up with traffic,etc., to
> drive themselves, or carpool. Government doesn't
> like people having this much control over their
> lives, so they keep siphoning gas taxes to
> projects like bike paths, bike lanes, walking
> paths, mass transportation (like Metro rail), etc.
> Then, they tell us they can't add lanes, or fix
> bridges. Mass transit is inefficient. Do you see
> a private company trying to operate a Metro system
> on a for-profit basis?
How did you manage to become so INCREDIBLY DUMB? A personal automobile is the least efficient and most expensive way to try to commute, particularly if your job is 9:00-5:00, M-F. I guess someone always has to bring up the rear, but boasting over it doesn't make much sense.